Abstract 351: Optimizing the Frequency of Surveillance Echocardiography in Clinically Stable Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy [Session Title: Poster Session III]

Conclusions: In select clinically stable patients with HCM, repeat echo may be unlikely to identify significant changes or impact practice. In these patients, a decreased frequency of echocardiography could decrease resource utilization without compromising care. Ongoing data collection and better risk stratification tools may allow more targeted surveillance strategies in the future.

Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes - June 2, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Carr, C. W., Conner, L. M., McCarthy, C. A., Greenberg, J. O., Laskowski, K. R., Parambi, R. J., Graham, D. A., Szent-Gyorgyi, L. E., Cirino, A. L., Ho, C. Y., MacRae, C. A., Seidman, C. E., Ghazinouri, R., Lakdawala, N. K. Tags: Session Title: Poster Session III Source Type: research