Modes of death and clinical outcomes in adult patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in Thailand.
Nattakorn SongsirisukVeraprapas KittipibulNilubon MethachittiphanVorawan CharoenattasilNath ZungsontipornIttikorn SpanuchartSaranya BuppajarnthamCharoen MankongpaisarnrungSudarat SatitthummanidSuphot SrimahachotaPairoj ChattranukulchaiSmonporn Boonyaratavej SongmuangSarinya PuwanantPublished in: BMC cardiovascular disorders (2019)
The most common mode of death in adult patients with HCM in Thailand was heart failure followed by SCD. About one-third of the patients experiencing heart failure died during the 6.8 years of follow-up. SCDs occurred in 7% of patients (1%/year), predominantly in the fourth decade or later.