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Morphological and Genetic Aspects for Post-Mortem Diagnosis of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Systematic Review.
International journal of molecular sciences - 20 Jan 2024
Cianci Vincenzo, Forzese Elena, Sapienza Daniela, Cardia Luigi, Cianci Alessio, Germanà Antonino, Tornese Lorenzo, Ieni Antonio, Gualniera Patrizia, Asmundo Alessio, Mondello Cristina
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is one of the most common genetic cardiovascular diseases, and it shows an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance. HCM can be clinically silent, and sudden unexpected death due to malignant arrhythmias may be the first manifestation. Thus, the HCM diagnosis could be performed at a clinical and judicial autopsy and offer useful findings on morphological features; moreover, it...
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