Prognostic role of left ventricular apical aneurysm in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis

The aim of this study was to systematically review and quantitatively synthesize existing evidence about the prognostic value of LV apical aneurysm in patients with HCM.Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) represents a common inherited heart disease associated with enormous diversity in morphologic expression and clinical course. With the increasing penetration of advanced high resolution cardiovascular imaging into routine HCM practice, a subset...