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Presence of Apical Aneurysm and Its Impact On Left Ventricular Mechanics and Mechano-Energetic Coupling in Patients with Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Christos et al Commentary: chicken or egg?
  • Charles Pollick
Charles Pollick
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Corresponding Author:charles.pollick@cshs.org

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Abstract

Mihos and coworkers present an interesting report on the impact of apical aneurysm in patients with apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (ApHCM). They reference the literature that shows it occurs in 10-15% of patients with ApHCM and that its presence confers a 3-fold increase in HCM-related death or life-saving aborted HCM-related events, and that it is considered a marker of increased risk of sudden death1-2. Their study shows differences in myocardial work efficiency and global wasted work between patients with and without aneurysms. The question is whether the aneurysm caused the differences or are the aneurysms caused by the differences?
30 Sep 2024Submitted to Echocardiography
04 Oct 2024Submission Checks Completed
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04 Oct 2024Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
07 Oct 20241st Revision Received
09 Oct 2024Submission Checks Completed
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09 Oct 2024Editorial Decision: Accept