Alcohol Septal Ablation: Determining Patient Eligibility and Managing Complications
With appropriate patient selection, alcohol septal ablation has demonstrated efficacy and safety in people with cardiomyopathy.
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Identifying Subclinical HCM With CMR Features
In a study published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, Francesco Negri, MD, and colleagues evaluated the use of cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) feature tracking to assess myocardial strain in subclinical HCM. They studied...
Read MoreDeep Learning ECG Models Reduce CMR Needs
Authors of a study published in Heart Rhythm aimed to develop electrocardiogram (ECG) deep learning (DL) models to identify high risk imaging features in patients with HCM, potentially reducing the need for resource-intensive...
Read MoreHow Energy Deficiency Contributes to HCM Development
A recent study investigated the relationship between plasma free fatty acids (FFA) and HCM. In a study published online in BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, authors focused on the clinical importance of FFA metabolism in patients...
Read MoreImpaired Systolic-Diastolic Coupling Contributes to Exercise Intolerance
A recent study investigated the impaired systolic-diastolic (S-D) coupling in patients with HCM and its impact on exercise intolerance. “With the use of primary prevention implantable cardioverter defibrillators, the mortality...
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