Article
Diagnostic value of electrocardiography and echocardiography for familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in a genotyped adult population.
Circulation - 1 Jul 1997
Charron P, Dubourg O, Desnos M, Isnard R, Hagege A, Millaire A, Carrier L, Bonne G, Tesson F, Richard P, Bouhour J B, Schwartz K, Komajda M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The diagnostic value of ECG and echocardiography for familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (FHC) has not been reassessed since the development of molecular genetics. The aim of the study was to evaluate it in adults, with the genetic status used as the criterion of reference. METHODS A...
Topics
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Cardiomegaly
- Echocardiography
- Electrocardiography
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
- Predictive Value of Tests
- Sensitivity and Specificity