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Early changes in apical rotation in genotype positive children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy mutations without hypertrophic changes on two-dimensional imaging.
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography - 1 Feb 2014
Forsey Jonathan, Benson Lee, Rozenblyum Evelyn, Friedberg Mark K, Mertens Luc
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BACKGROUND: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common form of inherited cardiomyopathy. Echocardiography is the mainstay of screening and disease surveillance, and genetic testing has identified a carrier population without hypertrophy. The aim of this study was to investigate whether changes in left ventricular (LV) function are detectable before the advent of hypertrophy. METHODS: Fourteen children...
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