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Syncope in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: What are the Potential Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications?

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Cardiac Arrhythmias 2001

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Syncope is a common occurrence in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. About one symptomatic patient out of three has already experienced or will experience one or more syncopal episodes [1]. Although an exhaustive epidemiological assessment of syncope in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy has never been performed, some clinical characteristics are widely recognized.

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  1. Department of Clinical Medicine, Cardiovascular and Immunological Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, Italy

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Betocchi, S., Manganelli, F. (2002). Syncope in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: What are the Potential Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications?. In: Raviele, A. (eds) Cardiac Arrhythmias 2001. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2103-7_8

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