Extreme hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 15 Dec 2003 English Publisher:BMJJournal:Heart, volume 90, pages 24-24 (issn: 1355-6037, eissn: 1468-201X,

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Authors: B J, Maron; S A, Casey; A K, Almquist;

doi: 10.1136/heart.90.1.24

pmid: 14676234

pmc: PMC1768025

Extreme hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

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Abstract

A 21 year old Jamaican woman with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) was referred for sudden death risk assessment. The initial diagnosis of HCM was made at the age of 13 years and mild exertional dyspnoea has occurred since age 15 (New York Heart Association functional class II), but without syncope or chest pain. There is no …

Keywords

Adult, Electrocardiography, Death, Sudden, Cardiac, Echocardiography, Cardiac Pacing, Artificial, Humans, Female, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic, Risk Assessment, Defibrillators, Implantable

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