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ArticleEuropean heart journal supplements : journal of the European Society of Cardiology2023

Diagnostic and prognostic electrocardiographic features in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Andrea Bernardini, Lia Crotti, Iacopo Olivotto, Franco Cecchi

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Article in European heart journal supplements : journal of the European Society of Cardiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Exploring the association of electrocardiographic markers and arrhythmic risk in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2026
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  11. From thick walls to clear answers: approaches to diagnosing hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and its mimics.European heart journal supplements : journal of the European Society of Cardiology · 2025
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  17. From gene-discovery to gene-tailored clinical management: 25 years of research in channelopathies and cardiomyopathies.Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Andrea BernardiniCardiology and Electrophysiology Unit, Santa Maria Nuova Hospital, Piazza di Santa Maria Nuova 1, 50122 Florence, Italy.
Lia CrottiDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University Milano Bicocca, Piazza dell'Ateneo Nuovo 1, 20126 Milan, Italy.
Iacopo OlivottoDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Largo Giovanni Alessandro Brambilla 3, 50134 Florence, Italy.
Franco CecchiIRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Department of Cardiology, San Luca Hospital, Piazzale Brescia 20, 20149 Milan, Italy.
University of Florence · ITIRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano · ITUniversity of Milano-Bicocca · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The standard 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) represents a cornerstone for the diagnosis and evaluation of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), the most common genetically determined heart muscle disease, due to its cost-effectiveness and wide availability. The ECG may surprisingly look normal in 4-6% of adult patients, and in less than 3% of paediatric patients, but it is abnormal in the vast majority of the remaining patients. 'Specific' features comprise pathological Q-waves, deep S-waves in V1-V3, or high R-waves in V4-V6 due to left ventricular hypertrophy with T-wave (TW) depression or negative TWs. Negative giant TWs are often found in apical HCM. However, in many patients, the ECG may only show non-specific ST-T changes with diphasic or flat TWs. An isolated inverted TW in lateral leads (usually aVL) may be the only marker for HCM in some patients. Electrocardiogram helps to diagnose sarcomeric HCM and distinguish it from different phenocopies, such as cardiac amyloidosis, glycogen storage, or Fabry disease. Electrocardiogram may also have a prognostic role, identifying high-risk features that could impact the clinical outcome.

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DiagnosisElectrocardiogramHypertrophic cardiomyopathyPrognosis

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PMID37125268
PMCPMC10132576
OpenAlexW4367060271

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