Imaging genetics

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy from A to Z: Genetics, Pathophysiology, Imaging, and Management

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• published: 13 Apr 2016
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One of the real substantive contributions to cardiac imaging has been the development of cardiac MR techniques in the anatomic and functional evaluation of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), the subject of the article by Baxi and colleagues in the current issue of RadioGraphics. In their review, the authors detail the different morphologic patterns of HCM, the pathophysiology, complications and natural history of the disease, and the role of MR in risk stratification and in guiding management and treatment. Martin LeWinter, MD, of the Cardiology Unit at the University of Vermont Medical Center provides a cardiologist’s view of the historical, clinical, and genetic aspects of the disease and how MR imaging plays a central role in the diagnosis and management of affected patients. See Baxi et al, RadioGraphics 2016;36:335-354 and LeWinter, RadioGraphics 2016;36:355-357. Read Full Text: http://pubs.rsna.org/doi/abs/10.1148/rg.2016150137 and http://pubs.rsna.org/doi/abs/10.1148/rg.2016160018 c) 2016 The Radiological Society of North America http://rsna.org/RadioGraphics