Strain Analysis of Left Ventricular Function in the Association of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Systemic Arterial Hypertension

Abstract Background: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common heart disease of genetic origin in the world population, with a prevalence of at least 1/500. The association with systemic arterial hypertension (SAH) is not uncommon, as it affects approximately 25% of the world population....

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Main Authors: Thereza Cristina Pereira Gil, Marcia Bueno Castier, Alyne Freitas Pereira Gondar, Ana Ferreira Sales, Marceli de Oliveira Santos, Fernanda Cristina da Silva de Lima, Ricardo Mourilhe-Rocha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC)
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2019005016106&lng=en&tlng=en