Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in childhood

BJ Maron - Pediatric Clinics, 2004 - pediatric.theclinics.com
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a heterogeneous and relatively common genetic
cardiac disease that been the subject of intense scrutiny and investigation for more than 40
years [1–40]. HCM is an important cause of disability and death in patients of all ages,
although unexpected sudden death (SD) in the young is perhaps the most devastating
component of the natural history [41–50]. Therefore, although HCM is uncommon in
pediatric cardiology practice, it is a disease of great importance to young people and the …