Open AccessEpidemiology of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy–Related Death
Author(s) -
Barry J. Maron,
Iacopo Olivotto,
Paolo Spirito,
Susan A. Casey,
Pietro Bellone,
Thomas E. Gohman,
Kevin J. Graham,
David A. Burton,
Franco Cecchi
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.102.8.858
Subject(s) - medicine , hypertrophic cardiomyopathy , stroke (engine) , sudden death , heart failure , atrial fibrillation , epidemiology , cardiology , population , cohort , sudden cardiac death , pediatrics , cause of death , cardiomyopathy , disease , mechanical engineering , environmental health , engineering
Death resulting from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), particularly when sudden, has been reported to be largely confined to young persons. These data emanated from tertiary HCM centers with highly selected referral patterns skewed toward high-risk patients.
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