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'''Editors-In-Chief:''' [[C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D.]] [mailto:mgibson@perfuse.org] | '''Editors-In-Chief:''' [[C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D.]] [mailto:mgibson@perfuse.org] | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
There are two variants of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: an obstructive variant, and a non-obstructive variant. A non-obstructive variant of HCM is known as apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy <ref name="Rivera-Diaz, Moosvi 1996">Rivera-Diaz J, Moosvi AR. Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. ''South Med J''. 1996 Jul; '''89'''(7):711-3. ([http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=8685759 Medline abstract]; [http://www.sma.org/smj/96jul12.htm Full text])</ref>,which is also known as nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and Japanese variant hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or the Yamaguchi variant (since the first cases described were all in individuals of Japanese descent). | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editors-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
There are two variants of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: an obstructive variant, and a non-obstructive variant. A non-obstructive variant of HCM is known as apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy [1],which is also known as nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and Japanese variant hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or the Yamaguchi variant (since the first cases described were all in individuals of Japanese descent).
References
- ↑ Rivera-Diaz J, Moosvi AR. Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. South Med J. 1996 Jul; 89(7):711-3. (Medline abstract; Full text)