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Prevalence, characteristics, and natural history of apical phenotype in a large cohort of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Hellenic journal of cardiology : HJC = Hellenike kardiologike epitheorese - 1 Jan 2000
Rouskas Pavlos, Zegkos Thomas, Ntelios Dimitris, Gossios Thomas, Parcharidou Despoina, Papanastasiou Christos A, Karamitsos Theodoros, Vassilikos Vassilis, Kouskouras Kostantinos, Efthimiadis Georgios K
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BACKGROUND: Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (ApHCM) is a variant of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) with distinct imaging and clinical characteristics. Data on the prognosis of this HCM subgroup appear conflicting. Our study aims to clarify the natural history of ApHCM and identify predictors of outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 856 patients with HCM were retrospectively examined. ApHCM was defined...
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