Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Left Ventricular Hypertrophy: Role of Multimodality Cardiac Imaging. A Scientific Statement of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology

Echocardiography is the first-line imaging technique, allowing comprehensive assessment of left ventricular (LV) systolic and diastolic function.

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance adds value: accurate LV and RV volumes and mass, and myocardial tissue characterization that may give clues to the final diagnosis.

Scintigraphy with bone tracers is included in the diagnostic algorithm of cardiac amyloidosis.

Once the diagnosis is established, imaging findings may help predict disease evolution and inform therapy and follow-up.