Open AccessRisk factors of sudden cardiac death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Author(s) -
Ying Hong,
Wilber Su,
Xiaoping Li
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
current opinion in cardiology/current opinion in cardiology, with evaluated medline
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.826
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1080-787X
pISSN - 0268-4705
DOI - 10.1097/hco.0000000000000939
Subject(s) - medicine , hypertrophic cardiomyopathy , sudden cardiac death , cardiology , cardiomyopathy , sudden death , heart failure
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is one of the leading causes of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in younger people and athletes. It is crucial to identify the risk factors for SCD in individuals with HCM. This review, based on recent systematic literature studies, will focus on the risk factors for SCD in patients with HCM.