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Prognostic significance of anterior mitral valve leaflet length in individuals with a hypertrophic cardiomyopathy gene mutation without hypertrophic changes.
Journal of ultrasound - 1 Sept 2018
van Velzen Hannah G, Schinkel Arend F L, Menting Myrthe E, van den Bosch Annemien E, Michels Michelle
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Previous studies suggest that anterior mitral valve leaflet (AMVL) elongation is a primary phenotypic feature in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Our aim was to assess AMVL length in individuals with HCM gene mutations and in healthy controls and to identify predictors of the development of HCM during follow-up. METHODS: A total of 133 HCM mutation carriers and 135 controls underwent cardiac...
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