Epidemiology of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy-related death: revisited in a large non-referral-based patient population.

BJ, Maron; I, Olivotto; P, Spirito; SA, Casey; P, Bellone; TE, Gohman; KJ, Graham; DA, Burton; F, Cecchi

doi:10.1161/01.cir.102.8.858

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Epidemiology of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy-related death: revisited in a large non-referral-based patient population.

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Maron BJ

Olivotto I

Spirito P

Abstract

<h4>Background</h4>Death resulting from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), particularly when sudden, has been reported to be largely confined to young persons. These data emanated from tertiary HCM centers with highly selected referral patterns skewed toward high-risk patients.<h4>Methods and result...

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