title: Implications of left ventricular remodeling in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
abstract: Left ventricular remodeling occurs spontaneously among patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in several ways: (1) wall thickening in children; (2) wall thinning associated with cavity enlargement in midlife; and possibly (3) a very gradual wall thinning process occurring over long periods of time in adulthood.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Maron
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Spirito
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010641:Phenotype; D011379:Prognosis; D014463:Ultrasonography; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology