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Left atrial function and phenotypes in asymmetric hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) - 1 Jun 2017
Kobayashi Yukari, Wheeler Matthew, Finocchiaro Gherardo, Ariyama Miyuki, Kobayashi Yuhei, Perez Marco V, Liang David, Kuznetsova Tatiana, Schnittger Ingela, Ashley Euan, Haddad Francois
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Few studies have analyzed changes in left atrial (LA) function associated with different phenotypes of asymmetric hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). We sought to demonstrate the association of impairments in LA function with disease phenotype in patients with obstructive and nonobstructive HCM. METHODS: From Stanford Cardiomyopathy Registry, we randomly selected 50 age-/sex-matched healthy controls,...
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