Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy With Left Ventricular Apical Aneurysm

A previously under-recognized subset of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) patients with left ventricular (LV) apical aneurysms is being identified with increasing frequency. However, risks associated with this subgroup are unknown. The authors aimed to clarify clinical course and prognosis of a large cohort of HCM patients with LV apical aneurysms over long-term follow-up. The authors retrospectively analyzed 1,940 consecutive HCM patients at 2...