Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: The Times They Are a-Changin'

P Francia, I Olivotto, PD Lambiase, C Autore - EP Europace, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is a life-saving therapy in patients with
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) at high risk of sudden cardiac death. The heterogeneity …

Patient experiences with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a conceptual model of symptoms and impacts on quality of life

E Zaiser, AJ Sehnert, A Duenas, S Saberi… - Journal of patient …, 2020 - Springer
Background Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a primary myocardial disorder defined
by left ventricular hypertrophy that cannot be explained by another cardiac or systemic …

Direct oral anticoagulants in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and atrial fibrillation

F Dominguez, V Climent, E Zorio, T Ripoll-Vera… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Chronic anticoagulation with vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) is recommended in
patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and atrial fibrillation (AF). Direct oral …

Quality of life status determinants in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy as evaluated by the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire

R Capota, S Militaru, AA Ionescu, M Rosca… - Health and quality of life …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose The present study evaluated how heart failure (HF) negatively impacts health-
related quality of life (HRQoL) in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) patients and explored …

Both mental and physical health predicts one year mortality and readmissions in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators: findings from the national …

SK Berg, TB Rasmussen, RE Mols… - European journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background Although highly effective in preventing arrhythmic death, there is a high
prevalence of anxiety, depression and reduced quality of life among patients who have …

Assessing health-related quality-of-life in patients with symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: EQ-5D-based utilities in the EXPLORER-HCM trial

J Xie, Y Wang, Y Xu, JT Fine, J Lam… - Journal of Medical …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Aims To assess the effects of mavacamten on health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) in
symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and estimate health utilities by …

A cost-effectiveness analysis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy sudden cardiac death risk algorithms for implantable cardioverter defibrillator decision-making

N Green, Y Chen, C O'Mahony, PM Elliott… - … Journal-Quality of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Aims To conduct a contemporary cost-effectiveness analysis examining the use of
implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) for primary prevention in patients with …

Treatment changes, healthcare resource utilization, and costs among patients with symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a claims database study

AT Owens, MB Sutton, W Gao, JT Fine, J Xie… - Cardiology and …, 2022 - Springer
Introduction There is limited evidence on therapies for obstructive hypertrophic
cardiomyopathy (HCM), and data regarding treatment patterns and cost are scarce. This …

Quality of life in adult patients with limb–girdle muscular dystrophies

M Peric, S Peric, J Stevanovic, S Milovanovic… - Acta Neurologica …, 2018 - Springer
Although limb–girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMD) can cause permanent disability, to date
there are no studies that examined quality of life (QoL) in these patients. Our aim was to …

Atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure: current state and future directions

TO Mene-Afejuku, PD Lopez, A Akinlonu… - American Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Heart failure affects nearly 26 million people worldwide. Patients with heart failure are
frequently affected with atrial fibrillation, and the interrelation between these pathologies is …