The relationship between apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and sudden cardiac death: benign indeed?
This study demonstrated that apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) accounted for 15.6% of patients who underwent implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implantation.The proportion of ICD implantations for secondary prevention did not differ significantly between apical and non-apical HCM subtypes.These findings suggest that the clinical course of apical HCM may not be as benign as previously assumed, and that patients with apical HCM remain at a substantial risk for serious cardiac events.Accordingly, ICD implantation should be considered in high-risk patients with apical HCM.
Authors
- Jeongduk Seo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1380-8458)
- Jaemin Shim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8251-1522)
- Jong‐Il Choi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6617-508X)
- Mi Suk
- Sang Weon Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7126-4861)
- Yae Min Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3597-9768)
- Sung Hwa Choi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9412-5792)
- Young‐Hoon Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4254-647X)
- In Suck Choi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3757-4182)
Institutions
- Korea University Medical Center (KR)
- Gachon University Gil Medical Center (KR)
- Sejong General Hospital (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Arrhythmia
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.18501/ija.2025.26.e1
- Primary Topic
- Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Heart Rhythm Society