Table 1.
Summary of imaging findings in HCM.
Diagnostic Criteria | Ancillary Signs | Prognostic Markers |
---|---|---|
Maximal wall thickness >15 mm (>13 mm in relatives of HCM patients) | Papillary muscle abnormalities | Maximal wall thickness (>30 mm) |
Asymmetric septal hypertrophy (ratio septal/posterior wall thickness >1.3 or >1.5 in hypertensive patients) | Mitral valve and subvalvular structure abnormalities | Left atrial size (anteroposterior diameter) |
Myocardial clefts/crypts | Maximum LVOT gradient (at rest or induced by exercise) | |
Aneurysms | LVEF < 50% | |
Abnormal GLS | ||
Presence, extension, and progression of LGE | ||
Increased T1/ECV values |