Article
[Hypertrophic cardiomyopathies].
Archives des maladies du coeur et des vaisseaux - 1 Nov 2003
Charron Ph, Komajda M
Abstract excerpt
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (CMH) is characterised by hypertrophy of the left ventricle, typically predominantly asymmetric on the interventricular septum. The dreaded complication of the disease is sudden death, especially on physical exertion, and this can constitute the first symptom of the disease. Classified as primary or idiopathic for a long time, there have been considerable recent advances in the...
Topics
- Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic
- Death, Sudden, Cardiac
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Muscle Proteins
- Mutation
- Sarcomeres