Mimics of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy – Diagnostic Clues to Aid Early Identification of Phenocopies
Population
Patients with cardiac hypertrophy or suspected hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Design
Review
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
High suspicion for HCM phenocopies is essential beyond imaging; leaves open validated diagnostic algorithms.
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Population
Patients with cardiac hypertrophy or suspected hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Differentiating HCM phenocopies from sarcomeric HCM is critical due to significant differences in natural history, management, and prognosis.
Cite This Study
Sankaranarayanan et al. (2013) studied this question.