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Syncope in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: mechanisms and consequences for treatment.
Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology - 1 Sept 2007
Williams Lynne, Frenneaux Michael
Abstract excerpt
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is an inherited disease with marked phenotypic variability that includes the extent of hypertrophy, the presence and severity of symptoms, and the natural history of the disease. Symptoms of impaired consciousness (syncope and pre-syncope) occur in approximately 15-25% of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). In young patients a history of recurrent syncope is...
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