Key result
In patients with apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, cardiovascular morbidities were significantly associated with mixed form presentation, cavity obliteration, and paradoxical flow.
Why the study?
Are echocardiographic parameters and angiographic morphological patterns associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
Population
Patients with echocardiographically documented apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (ApHCM)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
35.4 ± 23.7 months
Authors
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Echocardiographic patterns may identify higher morbidity risk in apical HCM; extends prior observations but remains hypothesis-generating.
Are echocardiographic parameters and angiographic morphological patterns associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
In patients with apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, specific echocardiographic and angiographic findings such as mixed morphology, cavity obliteration, and paradoxical flow are significant predictors of cardiovascular morbidity.
Chen et al. (2011) studied this question. In patients with apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, cardiovascular morbidities were significantly associated with mixed form presentation, cavity obliteration, and paradoxical flow.
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