dsmc.or.kr Objective Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is characterised by apical systolic obliteration and is associated with atrial fibrillation (AF), stroke, heart failure (HF), and ...

Introduction/Background: We have recently described “blueberry-on-top” phenomenon as a novel echocardiographic strain pattern in patients with apical variant ...

Background: Symptoms are among the most important factors impacting quality of life (QOL) in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) patients, and reflect a poor prognosis. Whether emotional stress can ...

Keywords: Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Cardiac Amyloidosis, Myocardial Thickening, Molecular Mechanisms, Genetic Mutations, Advanced Imaging Techniques, Biomarkers, Interventional Cardiology ...

What is alcohol septal ablation? Alcohol septal ablation is a non-surgical procedure to treat hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. This is an inherited condition in which your heart muscle is abnormally thick ...