Prevalence, sex differences, and implications of pulmonary hypertension in patients with apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Prevalence, sex differences, and implications of pulmonary hypertension in patients with apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

IntroductionApical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (ApHCM) is a subtype of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) that affects up to 25% of Asian patients and is not as well understood in non-Asian patients. Although ApHCM has been considered a more “benign” variant, it is associated with increased risk of a...

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Main Authors: Vidhu Anand, Megan K. Covington, Ushasi Saraswati, Christopher G. Scott, Alexander T. Lee, Robert P. Frantz, Nandan S. Anavekar, Jeffrey B. Geske, Adelaide M. Arruda-Olson, Kyle W. Klarich
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Subjects:
apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
pulmonary hypertension
pulmonary artery systolic pressure
sex differences
all-cause mortality
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1288747/full

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