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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Cardiol. 2023 Oct 10;208:83–91. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.09.040

Table 3.

Management changes according to alternative etiology of left ventricular hypertrophy following a diagnosis change

Optimized other cardiac risk factors Decreased familial screening Stopped empiric beta blocker Undergoing further workup No change
Concentric LVH, n=11 (%) 9 (82%) 3 (27%) 1 (9%) 1 (9%) 1 (9%)
Eccentric LVH, n=20 (%) 15 (75%) 7 (35%) 3 (15%) 1 (5%) 1 (5%)
Anatomic variants*, n=3 (%) 3 (100%) 3 (100%)
Amyloidosis, n=2 (%) 2 (100%) 1 (50%) 1 (50%)
Normal LV thickness, n=2 (%) 2 (100%) 1 (50%) 1 (50%)
*

3 anatomic variants were reviewed, including prior myocarditis, a sub-aortic membrane, and aortic stenosis.

LV = left ventricle; LVH = left ventricular hypertrophy.