Why the study?
Does hypertrophic cardiomyopathy increase the risk of death and acute myocardial infarction in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery?
Population
227 patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy undergoing noncardiac surgery, matched with 554 controls by…
Comparison
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) diagnosis vs Matched controls without HCM undergoing…
Design
Case-control
Follow-up
in-hospital
Authors
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HCM warrants heightened perioperative vigilance in noncardiac surgery; leaves open whether targeted strategies improve outcomes.
Does hypertrophic cardiomyopathy increase the risk of death and acute myocardial infarction in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery?
Patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy undergoing noncardiac surgery have a significantly higher risk of in-hospital death and acute myocardial infarction compared to matched controls.
Hreybe et al. (2006) studied this question.
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