Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5602491 | Heart, Lung and Circulation | 2017 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is an inherited cardiac disorder with a spectrum of clinical manifestations. Patients with HCM are predisposed to developing atrial fibrillation (AF) due primarily to advanced diastolic dysfunction and left atrial (LA) dilatation and remodelling. Atrial fibrillation causes a progressive symptomatic and functional decline, as well as increased thromboembolic risk and mortality, particularly in the setting of rapid ventricular rates and left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction. The mainstay of management of AF in HCM is a combination of non-pharmacological lifestyle and risk factor modification, long-term anticoagulation, and rhythm control with antiarrhythmic medications. There is a growing body of evidence indicating that an early and aggressive rhythm control strategy may result in more favourable outcomes.
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Authors
Kaivan MBBS, MMed (Clin Epi), Christopher MBBS, PhD, MPH, Kim H. MBBS, PhD,