Clinical and echocardiographic features of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in the elderly.
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a familial cardiac disease with exceptionally diverse clinical and morphologic presentations. The influence of age on the disease manifestation has become increasingly clear over the last decade. Most initial reports concentrated on characterization and treatment of the disease in younger individuals, but a better appreciation of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in elderly patients has yielded important information regarding clinical presentation, morphologic appearance on echocardiography, prognosis, and management. This paper reviews the literature focusing on the age-related differences in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
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Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, 1600 Archer Road, P.O. Box 100277, Room M437, Gainesville, FL 32610-0277, USA.
D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000368:Aged; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis
D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers