Sudden cardiac death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: risk evaluation.
Mortality due to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is only around one percent per annum in unselected patients [1]. Therefore, the incidence of sudden cardiac death is still lower. However, identification of this small subgroup is important because prophylactic intervention may reduce mortality [2-5]. Unfortunately, we still do not have an accurate method of identifying this high risk subgroup.
Mittal
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J.L.N. Medical College, Rajasthan, India.
D017668:Age of Onset; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality*; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005192:Family Health; D006801:Humans; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000209:etiology; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors