Article
[Profiles of genotypes of familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy according to data of clinical studies].
Kardiologiia - 1 Jan 2010
Kipshidze N N, Liluashvili K N, Rogava M A
Abstract excerpt
With the aim of studying clinical profiles of hereditary cases of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCMP) we examined 64 patients with HCMP of both sexes (mean age 43.8+/-11.7 years). Genealogy of 40 patients (62.5%) revealed no cases of the disease among first degree relatives. They were defined as sporadic forms of HCMP. Genealogical screening revealed 22 patients (37.5%) with familial forms of HCMP. In 8 cases...
Topics
- Adult
- Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic, Familial
- Death, Sudden, Cardiac
- Echocardiography
- Electrocardiography
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Georgia (Republic)
- Humans
- Incidence