Sample Question #5

53 year-old female is referred for CMR after echocardiography has suspected
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Which is the single best answer? In hypertrophic
cardiomyopathy

• a) the obstructive form often results in mitral stenosis
  
• b) the systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve (SAM) can only reliably be detected by echocardiography
  
• c) late gadolinium enhancement is often present in the right ventricular wall
  
• d) outflow tract obstruction results in a bright jet on steady state free precession cine images
  
• e) left ventricular apical aneurysms can be present

The correct answer is e)

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