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Orthostatic Blood Pressure Test for Risk Stratification in Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

BACKGROUND: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common cause of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in young adults, mainly ascribed to ventricular tachycardia (VT). Assuming that VT is the major cause of (pre-) syncope in HCM patients, its occurrence is essential for SCD risk stratification and pr...

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Autores principales: Münch, Julia, Aydin, Ali, Suling, Anna, Voigt, Christian, Blankenberg, Stefan, Patten, Monica
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4479876/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26107635
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0131044