TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHIES A1 - Lopes, Luís R. A1 - Elliott, Perry M. A2 - Fuster, Valentin A2 - Harrington, Robert A. A2 - Narula, Jagat A2 - Eapen, Zubin J. Y1 - 2017 N1 - T2 - Hurst's The Heart, 14e AB - Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is defined as left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy in the absence of abnormal loading conditions, such as severe hypertension or valve disease, sufficient to provoke the observed phenotype.1 It occurs in approximately 1 in every 500 adults,2,3,4,5,6,7 with a slightly higher prevalence in males, but with no significant differences across ethnicities or geographical locations. Ventricular hypertrophy frequently develops during periods of rapid somatic growth, but can appear de novo at any time from infancy to old age. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161732830 ER -