Left ventricular strain and myocardial work in apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
CONCLUSIONS: ApHCM is associated with preserved LV ejection fraction but abnormal LV GLS and work indices, with progressive impairment. Important clinical and echocardiographic measures are independently predictive of long-term follow-up LV GLS, GWI and adverse events.PMID:37426133 | PMC:PMC10323562 | DOI:10.21037/jtd-23-202
Source: Journal of Thoracic Disease - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Christos G Mihos Sofia A Horvath Rafle Fernandez Esteban Escolar Source Type: research
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