title: Cumulative exercise-induced left ventricular systolic and diastolic dysfunction in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
abstract: The phenomenon of cumulative exercise-induced left ventricular function impairment was studied in 40 patients with non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with resting normal left ventricular function and no increase in ejection fraction on exercise. All patients underwent two symptom-limited exercise tests one-hour apart. Cumulative myocardial dysfunction was seen in 13 patients (group I) but not in the remaining 27 patients (group II). During follow-up, group I showed more commonly than group II a deterioration in symptoms (67% vs 22%, P=0.025) and left ventricular function (50% vs 9%, P=0.019). In conclusion, cumulative exercise-induced myocardial dysfunction can occur in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and may be associated with clinical deterioration and worse outcome.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pelliccia
authors.forename: Cinzia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cianfrocca
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pristipino
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pasceri
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Auriti
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Richichi
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mangieri
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gaudio
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D013318:Stroke Volume / Q000502:physiology*; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*