Article
Differences in the diagnostic value of various criteria of negative T waves for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy based on a molecular genetic diagnosis.
Clinical science (London, England : 1979) - 1 Jun 2007
Konno Tetsuo, Fujino Noboru, Hayashi Kenshi, Uchiyama Katsuharu, Masuta Eiichi, Katoh Hiromasa, Sakamoto Yuichiro, Tsubokawa Toshinari, Ino Hidekazu, Yamagishi Masakazu
Abstract excerpt
Differences in the diagnostic value of a variety of definitions of negative T waves for HCM (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy) have not yet been clarified, resulting in a number of definitions being applied in previous studies. The aim of the present study was to determine the most accurate diagnostic definition of negative T waves for HCM in genotyped populations. Electrocardiographic and echocardiographic findings...
Topics
- Adult
- Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic
- Electrocardiography
- Female
- Genetic Carrier Screening
- Humans
- Male
- Mutation
- Pedigree
- Sensitivity and Specificity