Have We Really Come to Understand the Relationship Between the Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Gradient and Left Ventricular Emptying in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy?

Joseph P. Murgo

doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2009.08.071

doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2009.08.071

Have We Really Come to Understand the Relationship Between the Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Gradient and Left Ventricular Emptying in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy?

Joseph P. Murgo

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Journal of the American College of Cardiology24.00

Volume: 55, Issue: 6, Pages: 608 - 608

Published: Feb 1, 2010

Abstract

In the recent review of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) by Maron et al. ([1][1]), historical controversies relating to the relationship between left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) pressure gradients and left ventricular (LV) ejection dynamics are revisited. The crux of these controversies is...