Table 3.
Morphology and late gadolinium enhancement in the 11 HCM patients
| LV morphology & risk factors | |
| Asymmetrical septal hypertrophy n (%) | 10 (91%) |
| Anterior hypertrophy n (%) | 1 (9%) |
| LV outflow tract obstruction at rest n (%) | 6 (55%) |
| Number of risk factors for sudden death: median (range) | 0 (0–2) |
| Presence of late gadolinium enhancement | 11 (100%) |
| Extent of late gadolinium enhancement (% of LV mass) | 9.1 ± 3.6% |
| Location of gadolinium enhancement: | |
| Septum | 10 (91%) |
| Anterior | 4 (36%) |
| Inferior | 2 (18%) |
| Lateral | 4 (36%) |
| > 1 region | 8 (73%) |