Value of Exercise Stress Echocardiography in Children with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Exercise stress echocardiography (ESE) is a valuable diagnostic and prognostic tool in adults with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Inducible and resting left ventricular outflow tract gradients are important predictors of heart failure. However, there are minimal data on the utility of this modality in children.

Source: Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography - April 8, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Iqbal El Assaad, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Raheel Rizwan, Renee Margossian, Steven Colan, Ming Hui Chen Source Type: research