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Clinical Profile and Consequences of Atrial Fibrillation in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.
Conclusions -Transient symptomatic episodes of AF, although relatively uncommon in HCM, are unpredictable in frequency and timing, amenable to effective contemporary treatments, and infrequently progress to permanent AF. AF is not a major contributor to heart failure morbidity, nor a cause of arrhythmic sudden death, and when treated is associated with low-disease-related mortality, no different than for patients without AF. AF is an uncommon primary cause of death in HCM virtually limited to embolic stroke, supporting a low threshold for initiating anticoagulation therapy. PMID: 28916640 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Circulation - September 15, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Rowin EJ, Hausvater A, Link MS, Abt P, Gionfriddo W, Wang W, Rastegar H, Estes NAM, Maron MS, Maron BJ Tags: Circulation Source Type: research

Atrial Fibrillation in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Evidence-based Review About Mechanism, Complications and Management
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is 1 of the most frequent genetic cardiovascular diseases affecting 1 out of every 500 individuals in general population. Atrial Fibrillation incidences were 3.8% per 100 patients per year and overall prevalence among HCM patients are 27.09%. Higher risk of death noted in HCM patients with atrial fibrillation. Stroke and other thrombo embolic risks are increased in such patients. Medical management using mainly betablockers or amiodarone produced variable results and high rate of recurrence. Catheter ablation reduced symptom burden and complications despite moderate recurrence. Patients wi...
Source: Critical Pathways in Cardiology - May 16, 2020 Category: Cardiology Tags: Review Article Source Type: research