Background: Current risk scores for sudden cardiac death (SCD) in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) have limited ability to identify high-risk subgroups. We aimed to investigate the prognostic value of left atrial reservoir strain (LARS) for SCD-related events and its utility for risk stratification.Methods: This retrospective cohort study included 1,761 patients with HCM from two referral centers.… Continue reading Left Atrial Reservoir Strain Improves Sudden Cardiac Death Risk Stratification in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Tag: hypertrophic-cardiomyopathy
Multimodality imaging in #hypertrophic #cardiomyopathy
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a myocardial disorder characterized by unexplained myocardial hypertrophy. Although the diagnosis of HCM is traditionally based on increased left ventricular (LV) wall thickness, contemporary management requires a comprehensive multimodality imaging approach to accurately define disease phenotype, assess functional consequences, and guide risk stratification. Transthoracic echocardiography remains the first-line imaging modality, providing… Continue reading Multimodality imaging in #hypertrophic #cardiomyopathy
Mavacamten for treatment of symptomatic obstructive #hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (EXPLORER-HCM): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial
Cardiac muscle hypercontractility is a key pathophysiological abnormality in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and a major determinant of dynamic left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction. Available pharmacological options for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy are inadequate or poorly tolerated and are not disease-specific. We aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of mavacamten, a first-in-class cardiac myosin inhibitor, in symptomatic… Continue reading Mavacamten for treatment of symptomatic obstructive #hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (EXPLORER-HCM): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial
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