Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction and sudden death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Reply [2]

European Heart Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 24, 2006, Pages 3073-3074

  Maron, Barry J ^a   Olivotto, Iacopo ^b   Maron, Martin S ^c  

^a MINNEAPOLIS HEART INSTITUTE FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DEFIBRILLATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; LETTER; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SUDDEN DEATH; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 33845620042     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehl384     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

1. Maron BJ, Olivotto I, Maron MS. The dilemma of left ventricular outflow tract obstruction and sudden death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: do patients with gradients really deserve prophylactic defibrillators? Eur Heart J 2006;27:1895-1897.
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4. Maron MS, Olivotto I, Betocchi S, Casey SA, Lesser JR, Losi MA, Cecchi F, Maron BJ. Effect of left ventricular outflow tract obstruction on clinical outcome in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. N Engl J Med 2003;348:295-303.