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Tissue-level inflammation and ventricular remodeling in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a common cardiac condition caused primarily by sarcomeric protein mutations with several distinct phenotypes, ranging from asymmetric septal hypertrophy, either with or without left ventricular outflow tract obstruction, to moderate left ventricular dilation with or without apical aneurysm formation and marked, end-stage dilation with refractory heart failure. Sudden cardiac death can occur at any stage. The phenotypic variability observed in HCM is the end-result of many factors, including pre-load, after-load, wall stress and myocardial ischemia stemming from microvascular dysfunction and thrombosis; however, tissue level inflammation to include leukocyte-derived extracellular traps consisting of chromatin and histones, apoptosis, proliferation of matrix proteins and impaired or dysfunctional regulatory pathways contribute as well. Our current understanding of the pathobiology, developmental stages, transition from hypertrophy to dilation and natural history of HCM with emphasis on the role of tissue-level inflammation in myocardial fibrosis and ventricular remodeling is summarized.

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Becker, R.C., Owens, A.P. & Sadayappan, S. Tissue-level inflammation and ventricular remodeling in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. J Thromb Thrombolysis 49, 177–183 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11239-019-02026-1

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