Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Adolescence

Paul F. Kantor, MBBCh, MSc; Timothy W. Casarez, MD; Yaniv Bar-Cohen, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Jan 2021)

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Adolescence

Paul F. Kantor, MBBCh, MSc,
Timothy W. Casarez, MD,
Yaniv Bar-Cohen, MD

Affiliations

Paul F. Kantor, MBBCh, MSc: Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA; Address for correspondence: Dr. Paul F. Kantor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, 4650 Sunset Boulevard, Mailstop #34, Los Angeles, California 90027, USA.
Timothy W. Casarez, MD: Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA; Pediatric Cardiology Medical Associates, Encino, California, USA
Yaniv Bar-Cohen, MD: Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 1
pp. 10 – 15

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We present the course and management of an adolescent male with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The importance of family history, early screening, accurate evaluation of hypertrophy, and risk stratification for eligibility for a defibrillator in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy are emphasized. Learning points are seen in the light of new guidelines. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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