Utility of magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of left ventricular thickening

Insights into Imaging

Table 2 Types of LV thickening and their distinguishing characteristics

	Wall thickness	Septal/lateral wall ratio	LV mass	LV volume	Relative wall mass (LVM/EDV)	Ejection fraction
Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal
Concentric remodeling	Normal	Normal	Normal	Decreased	Increased	Normal
Asymmetric remodeling	Normal	Increased	Normal	Decreased	Increased	Normal
Concentric Hypertrophy	Increased	Normal	Increased	Normal/Increased	Increased	Normal/decreased
Eccentric hypertrophy	Normal	Normal	Increased	Increased	Normal/subnormal	Decreased
Asymmetric hypertrophy	Increased	Increased	Increased	Normal/decreased	Increased	Normal/increased
Infiltrative disease	Increased	Normal	Increased	Normal/decreased	Increased	Decreased/normal