Abstract:Case presentation
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common and very heterogeneous genetic cardiac disease with a different clinical presentation and prognosis. The overall prevalence of the disease is estimated between 0.05-0.2% of the population. Left ventricular outflow obstruction at rest is present in about 20% of patients. Most of the patients have a normal life expectancy, however high risk patients might develop heart failure, atrial fibrillation, ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac d… Show more
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