Predictors of death from congestive heart failure in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Authors
Ikeda, H Maki, S Yoshida, N Murohara, T Adachi, H Koga, Y Imaizumi, T
Citation
H. Ikeda et al., Predictors of death from congestive heart failure in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, AM J CARD, 83(8), 1999, pp. 1280
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Cardiovascular & Hematology Research
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00029149 → ACNP
Volume
83
Issue
8
Year of publication
1999
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(19990415)83:8<1280:PODFCH>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
In 309 patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy during long-term follow-up (mean 9.4 years), independent predictors of death from congestive heart fa ilure (n = 15) were smaller electrocardiographic SV1 + RV5 and smaller echo cardiographic fractional shortening at the initial evaluation. Our data may contribute to the construction of therapeutic strategies for the preventio n of heart failure death in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.