Echocardiography as a Screening Test for Myocardial Scarring in Children with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

• Glavni autori: Gregory Compton (Autor), Lynne Nield (Autor), Andreea Dragulescu (Autor), Lee Benson (Autor), Lars Grosse-Wortmann (Autor)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Introduction. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is burdened with morbidity and mortality including tachyarrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. These complications are attributed in part to the formation of proarrhythmic scars in the myocardium. The presence of extensive LGE is a risk factor for adver...