Orthostatic blood pressure test for risk stratification in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Orthostatic blood pressure test for risk stratification in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common cause of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in young adults, mainly ascribed to ventricular tachycardia (VT). Assuming that VT is the major cause of (pre-) syncope in HCM patients, its occurrence is essential for SCD risk stratification and primarily prev...

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Main Authors: Julia Münch, Ali Aydin, Anna Suling, Christian Voigt, Stefan Blankenberg, Monica Patten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4479876?pdf=render

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