VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA IN APICAL AND SEPTAL HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY: THE FRENCH-CANADIAN EXPERIENCE

摘要

BACKGROUND: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is among the leading causes of unexplained sudden cardiac death in younger individuals and competitive athletes. Phenotypic variants include septal-HCM (sHCM) and apical-HCM (aHCM) with the latter being labeled to have a more benign course. Most data on aHCM are derived from Asian populations and there is a lack of contemporary data in predominantly Caucasian populations.