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Editorial for “Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: The Utility of Myocardial Strain Based on Cardiac MR Tissue Tracking”

Left ventricle outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction is a well‐known characteristic of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).1 It can be found in 20–30% of patients at rest, which mounts up to 70% in the course of stress.1 LVOT obstruction has negative prognostic repercussions, due to which identifying the morphological and functional background is of paramount clinical importance. Diagnosis of obstruction is typically established by echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance (MR), whereas invasive ventriculography is seldom used.2 Precise defining of anatomic relations, as well as functional significance, sets the ground for creating treatment‐related decisions, aiming at alleviation of symptoms, as well as potential prevention of sudden cardiac death.

Left ventricle outflow tract obstruction

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