ContextThroughout the past 40 years, a vast and sometimes contradictory literature has
accumulated regarding hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a genetic cardiac disease …

Writing Committee consisted of acknowledged experts in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
(HCM) representing the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the European …

Cardiomyopathies are a heterogeneous group of heart muscle diseases and an important
cause of heart failure (HF). Current knowledge on incidence, pathophysiology and natural …

Background—Unexplained left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is considered diagnostic of
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) but fails to identify all genetically affected individuals …

Inherited cardiomyopathies include hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, dilated cardiomyopathy,
arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, left ventricular noncompaction, and …

Background—Myocardial interstitial fibrosis is a characteristic of hypertrophic
cardiomyopathy (HCM). This study evaluates the collagen turnover in HCM and its impact on …

Background: Conventional Doppler indices of left ventricular diastolic function do not
correlate with symptoms or exercise capacity in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy …

BACKGROUND: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) represents a generalized myopathic
process affecting both ventricular and atrial myocardium. We aimed to assess left atrial (LA) …

Background—Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) has a diverse clinical spectrum that often
includes progressive heart failure symptoms and disability. Assessment of symptom severity …

On the contrary, pressure overload most often produces more symmetrical (or concentric)
patterns of LV wall thickness in which all segments of the wall seem to have identical or …