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MitraClip (Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL) is validated in high-risk patients with severe degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR); however, it is not well established for functional MR in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).
Catherine Bourque, MD +8 more
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The role of cardiac troponin T quantity and function in cardiac development and dilated cardiomyopathy [PDF]
Background: Hypertrophic (HCM) and dilated (DCM) cardiomyopathies results from sarcomeric protein mutations, including cardiac troponin T (cTnT, TNNT2).
Ahmad, F +17 more
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A green tea extract catechin EGCg: Therapeutic potential for pediatric cardiomyopathies
Cardiomyopathies comprise a group of disorders wherein the primary defect is in cardiac myocytes. The common forms of pediatric cardiomyopathies, classified according to their morphological and functional manifestations, include dilated cardiomyopathy ...
Junjun Quan +4 more
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Aetiology of sudden cardiac death in sport: a histopathologist's perspective. [PDF]
In the UK, when a young person dies suddenly, the coroner is responsible for establishing the cause of death. They will ask a consultant pathologist to carry out an autopsy in order to ascertain when, where and how that person died.
Sheppard, MN
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Overview of Cardiomyopathies in Childhood
Paediatric cardiomyopathies are a heterogenous group of rare disorders, characterised by mechanical and electrical abnormalities of the heart muscle. The overall annual incidence of childhood cardiomyopathies is estimated at about 1 per 100,000 children ...
Anika Rath +3 more
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A next-generation sequencing approach to identify gene mutations in early-and late-onset hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients of an Italian cohort [PDF]
Sequencing of sarcomere protein genes in patients fulfilling the clinical diagnostic criteria for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) identifies a disease-causing mutation in 35% to 60% of cases.
Autore, Camillo +11 more
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Cardiac evaluation of young athletes: Time for a risk-based approach? [PDF]
Pre-participation cardiovascular screening (PPCS) is recommended by several scientific and sporting organizations on the premise that early detection of cardiac disease provides a platform for individualized risk assessment and management; which has been
Drezner, JA, MacLachlan, H
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ICD Outcome in Pediatric Cardiomyopathies
Background: Pediatric patients with cardiomyopathies are at risk of malignant arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death (SCD). An ICD may prevent SCD. The aim of this study was to evaluate ICD implantation outcomes, and to compare transvenous and subcutaneous
Massimo Stefano Silvetti +10 more
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Cardiac manifestations of PRKAG2 mutation. [PDF]
BACKGROUND:The Protein Kinase AMP-Activated Non-Catalytic Subunit Gamma 2 (PRKAG2) cardiac syndrome is characterized by glycogen accumulation in the cardiac tissue.
Ardehali, Reza +3 more
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Sex‐Related Differences in Genetic Cardiomyopathies
Cardiomyopathies are a heterogeneous collection of diseases that have in common primary functional and structural abnormalities of the heart muscle, often genetically determined.
Alessia Argirò +8 more
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