Pressure tracings made from the body of the left ventricle (LV) (A), the body and left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) (B), and LV body and aorta (C). In B, both catheters record an LV pressure ...
Boston, MA - A new study confirms that the presence of left ventricular outflow tract obstruction, occurring in about a quarter of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), is a "strong, ...
Background. A 61-year-old man presented with shortness of breath and chest pain on exertion. He had been diagnosed as having hiatus hernia 2 years previously and was taking proton-pump inhibitors as ...
Adolescent patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) who received the drug mavacamten saw a significant improvement in left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) gradient, a measure of ...
We assessed the effect of outflow tract obstruction on morbidity and mortality in a large cohort of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy who were followed for a mean (±SD) of 6.3±6.2 years. Of ...
This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...
Adolescent patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) who received the drug mavacamten saw a significant improvement in left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) gradient, a measure of ...