Article
Inflammation across the spectrum of hypertrophic cardiac phenotypes.
Heart failure reviews - 1 Sept 2023
Lillo Rosa, Graziani Francesca, Franceschi Francesco, Iannaccone Giulia, Massetti Massimo, Olivotto Iacopo, Crea Filippo, Liuzzo Giovanna
Abstract excerpt
The hypertrophic cardiomyopathy phenotype encompasses a heterogeneous spectrum of genetic and acquired diseases characterized by the presence of left ventricular hypertrophy in the absence of abnormal cardiac loading conditions. This "umbrella diagnosis" includes the "classic" hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), due to sarcomere protein gene mutations, and its phenocopies caused by intra- or extracellular...
Topics
- Humans
- Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic
- Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular
- Cardiomyopathies
- Phenotype
- Fabry Disease
- Inflammation
