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. 2012 Aug 2;14(1):54. doi: 10.1186/1532-429X-14-54

Table 3.

Differential diagnosis of LV hypertrophy according to LGE pattern

  HTN AS HCM Amyloidosis Anderson-Fabry
Pattern of hypertrophy
Concentric
Concentric
Localised
Concentric
Concentric
Localisation of LGE
Any segment
Basal segments
Hypertrophied segments mainly
Circumferential
Basal inferolateral wall
Pattern of LGE Non-specific Focal Non-subendocardial Non-specific Patchy sub-endocardial or mid-wall Patchy and/or LV-RV insertion points Myocardial nulling difficult Diffuse sub-endocardial or sub-epicardial or Mid-wall Patchy Mid-wall

HTN states for hypertension, AS for aortic stenosis, HCM : hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, LGE for late gadolinium enhancement.