Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common genetic cardiovascular ... 30 40 41 LVOTO at rest and Valsalva. LA volume is probably a more accurate measurement than LA diameter, but no data are ...

Background: Symptoms are among the most important factors impacting quality of life (QOL) in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) patients, and reflect a poor prognosis. Whether emotional stress can ...

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is an uncommon disease with significant consequences. Since the 1950s, major strides in understanding its etiology and pathogenesis have led to improved ...

Cardiomyopathies are diseases of the heart muscle. This group of pathological conditions includes dilated cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, restrictive cardiomyopathy, arrhythmogenic ...

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a common but underrecognized cardiac disorder characterized by a heterogenous phenotype that includes increased left ventricular thickness, outflow obstruction, ...

The burgeoning evidence of patients diagnosed with sigmoidal hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) later in life has revived the quest for distinctive features that may help discriminate it from more ...

High-intensity exercise raises sudden cardiac death risk in young hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients, independent of ...

Cardiomyopathies encompass a number of disorders related to distinct genetic mutations, such as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), arrhythmogenic right ventricular ...

The optimal performance of the cardiovascular system, as well as the break-down of this performance with disease, both involve complex biomechanical interactions between the heart, conduit vascular ...

There are several forms, each with different symptoms. Most types of cardiomyopathy are marked by an eventual enlargement of the heart, which makes the heart unable to pump blood properly.