Non Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and New Ultrasonic Derived Parameters

Jun 16, 2018 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Non Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and New Ultrasonic Derived Parameters

Background The mechanism of sudden death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is ventricular tachyarrhythmia emanating from myocyte disarray, fibrosis, and inhomogeneity in intramyocardial activation. Tissue synchronization imaging (TSI) allows the measurement…

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Risk Stratification in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Is Two-Dimensional Echocardiographic Strain Ready for Prime Time?

Jun 16, 2018 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Risk Stratification in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Is Two-Dimensional Echocardiographic Strain Ready for Prime Time?

Since the initial clinical description 50 years ago, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) still remains the most common cause of sudden cardiac death in young patients. Currently, 5 conventional risk markers (ie,…

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