Strain Analysis of Left Ventricular Function in the Association of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Systemic Arterial Hypertension.

Thereza Cristina Pereira GilMarcia Bueno CastierAlyne Freitas Pereira GondarAna Luiza Ferreira SalesMarceli de Oliveira SantosFernanda Cristina da Silva de LimaRicardo Mourilhe-Rocha

Published in: Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia (2019)

Myocardial strain was significantly lower in the group of patients with HCM and SAH, suggesting greater impairment of ventricular function. This finding may be related to a worse prognosis with early evolution to heart failure. Prospective studies are required to confirm this hypothesis.

Keyphrases

left ventricular
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
heart failure
arterial hypertension
cardiac resynchronization therapy
acute myocardial infarction
mitral valve
aortic stenosis
left atrial
coronary artery disease
aortic valve