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Genotype and arrhythmic risk in patients with apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Heart (British Cardiac Society) - 26 Aug 2025
Jeong Joo Hee, Kim Hwajung, Hwang Sung Ho, Seo Chang-Ok, Kim Yeji, Lee Hyoung Seok, Kim Yun Gi, Shim Jaemin, Kim Young-Hoon, Kim So Ree, Cho Dong-Hyuk, Kim Mi-Na, Park Seong-Mi, Choi Young, Choi Jong-Il
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a rare variant of HCM, often considered to have a benign prognosis. This study aimed to compare the clinical characteristics and genetic predisposition of apical HCM with non-apical HCM. METHODS: We included 195 patients with HCM who underwent next-generation sequencing at two tertiary centres in South Korea (2017-2024). The primary outcome was a composite...
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- Humans
- Male
- Female
- Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic
- Middle Aged
- Republic of Korea
