The future in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: important clues and potential advances from an understanding of the genotype phenotype relationship.

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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a familial heart muscle disorder caused by sarcomeric contractile protein gene abnormalities, nine of which have been recognised to date. The condition has been defined clinically and pathologically as a syndrome of unexplained myocardial hypertrophy, which is associated with characteristic pathophysiological (diastolic dysfunction, ischaemia, altered vascular responses) and...

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