Management of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Enriquez AD, Goldman ME. Management of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Annals Of Global Health 2014, 80: 35-45. PMID: 24751563, DOI: 10.1016/j.aogh.2013.12.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSudden cardiac deathHypertrophic cardiomyopathyHeart failureAtrial fibrillationHCM patientsManagement of HCMCommon genetic cardiovascular diseaseUnexplained myocardial hypertrophyAlcohol septal ablationOutflow tract obstructionRhythm control strategyPathophysiology of HCMRisk of thromboembolismMajority of patientsGeneral adult populationGenetic cardiovascular diseaseAutosomal dominant diseaseFamily membersSurgical myectomyRefractory symptomsRestrictive physiologySeptal ablationTract obstructionYounger patientsCardiac death