Abstract Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is characterized by left ventricular hypertrophy without apparent cardiac justification. Sudden cardiac death may be the first manifestation of the disease. It occurs mainly in adulthood and can be seen in childhood and adolescence where genetic origin predomina...
Abstract Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is an autosomal dominant genetic disease caused by mutations in genes encoding sarcomere proteins. It is the major cause of sudden cardiac death in young high-level athletes. Studies have demonstrated a poorer prognosis when associated with specific mutations. T...
O estudo foi feito após o diagnóstico de estenose subaórtica hipertrófica idiopática (ESAHI), em um paciente de 45 anos, sexo masculino, que faleceu em insuficiência cardÃaca congestiva, com endocardite infecciosa e embolia cerebral, havendo comprovaçäo necroscópica. A história familiar revela...