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The Majority of Participants With Suspected Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Documented During Screening Echocardiography Have a Normal Electrocardiogram.

Mohammad Reza MovahedKyvan IrannejadSharon Bates
Published in: Critical pathways in cardiology (2024)
The prevalence of abnormal ECG in the participants with suspected HCM detected during screening echocardiography is less than 25%. This suggests that ECG alone is not a sensitive marker for the detection of HCM.
Keyphrases
  • hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
  • left ventricular
  • pulmonary embolism
  • heart rate variability
  • heart failure
  • heart rate
  • pulmonary hypertension
  • computed tomography
  • risk factors
  • loop mediated isothermal amplification