Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Present status

Abstract Since the first description of apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in Japan 40 years ago, contrasting information from all over the world has emerged regarding the natural history of the disease. This review provides an overview of incidence, phenotypic expressions, clinical features, progno...

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Published inInternational journal of cardiology Vol. 222; pp. 745 - 759
Main Authors Jan, M. Fuad, Todaro, Maria Chiara, Oreto, Lilia, Tajik, A. Jamil
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.11.2016
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Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic - epidemiology
Cardiovascular
Death, Sudden, Cardiac - epidemiology
Death, Sudden, Cardiac - etiology
Global Health
Humans
Incidence
Prognosis
Sudden cardiac death
Survival Rate - trends
apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
sudden cardiac death
Sudden cardiac death
Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
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Summary:Abstract Since the first description of apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in Japan 40 years ago, contrasting information from all over the world has emerged regarding the natural history of the disease. This review provides an overview of incidence, phenotypic expressions, clinical features, prognosis, and management of this heterogeneous clinical entity, which may play a more relevant role in the burden of sudden cardiac death than previously thought.
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ISSN:0167-5273
1874-1754
DOI:10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.07.154