Differentiating hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) from hypertensive heart disease (HHD) unavoidably encounters diagnostic challenges especially in patient of suspected HCM with history of hypertension. Diverse and overlapping forms of HCM can often lead to ambiguity when diagnosis is based on a single genetic or morphological index. The investigators have deduced a integrated formula based on cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging and established a differentiating flow-chart between HCM and HHD, the investigators aim to identify their method in the current multi-center trial.
Both hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and hypertensive heart disease (HHD) present left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), but the prognosis varies. Nevertheless, the feasibility of distinguishing these two conditions is limited by the fact that overlapping LVH and diverse forms of HCM can often lead to diagnostic ambiguity when diagnosis is based on a single morphological index. Diagnosis is more difficult in a patient with a history of hypertension and with left ventricular wall thickness between 11 and 15 mm. It also puzzles the situation when hypertrophy without outflow-track obstruction was found in hypertensive subjects which might not be explained solely by the history of hypertension. The investigators have deduced an integrated formula based on cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging and established a differentiating flow-chart between HCM and HHD. In this study, the investigators aim to explore the applicability of the quantifying scheme for distinguishing HCM from HHD in the multi-center trial.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
465
After recruiting patients, collecting the baseline data, a CMR scan will be carried out and post-processed, a predetermined differentiating formula (including left ventricular morphology, ejection fraction, presence of late gadolinium enhancement, T1 value and strain data) will be used to produce a cardiac values, which is to be input into our differentiating flow.
Renji Hospital
Shanghai, China
validation of the algorithm in all patients
Evaluate the area under the curve of our algorithm compared with single parameter (wall thickness, strain) in all patients
Time frame: after post-procession and complete the flow chart within 24 hours
validation of the algorithm in subgroup patients
Evaluate the area under the curve of our algorithm compared with single parameter (wall thickness, strain) in subgroup patients (HHD and HCM/HBP-; HHD and HCM/HBP+; HHD and HCM/OBSR-; HHD and HCM/HBP+/OBSR-)
Time frame: after post-procession and complete the flow chart within 24 hours
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