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A long term follow-up study of carriers of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy mutations
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McTaggart, DR and Ogden, KJ and Marathe, JA, A long term follow-up study of carriers of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy mutations, Heart, Lung & Circulation, 26, (1) pp. 18-24. ISSN 1443-9506 (2017) [Refereed Article]
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Crown Copyright © 2016 Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Australian and New Zealand Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons (ANZSCTS) and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ)
DOI: doi:10.1016/j.hlc.2016.04.019
Abstract
Background: Adults who test positive for a mutation associated with the development of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) but who have not manifested left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) at the time of that diagnosis are now commonly identified in the era of genetic testing. There are little published data, however, on the long-term outlook for these phenotypically normal gene carriers.
Methods: Fifteen genotype positive/LVH negative patients with HCM were identified, seven of which were children when first diagnosed as gene carriers. Fourteen were followed up with clinical examinations, electrocardiography and echocardiography to determine if their clinical status had changed over time. Measurements included electrocardiographic changes, changes in wall thickness, diastolic function and global longitudinal stain.
Results: Ten participants were followed up for a total of 18 years, two for a total of 17 years, one for 11 years and one for 8 years. In addition, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies were performed on 11 participants. Eleven participants carried a mutation for the MYBPC3 gene and three carried a mutation for the MYH7 gene. One patient, an adult at the time of initial investigation, developed phenotypic features of HCM on echocardiography and MRI, one an increase in wall thickness diagnostic for HCM only on MRI and another to be borderline for HCM on MRI.
Conclusion: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy can develop in adult life in carriers who may be negative for LVH at the time of gene diagnosis and warrants periodic supervision of carriers throughout their lives.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, carriers, long-term follow-up, clinical genetics |
Research Division: | Biomedical and Clinical Sciences |
Research Group: | Cardiovascular medicine and haematology |
Research Field: | Cardiology (incl. cardiovascular diseases) |
Objective Division: | Health |
Objective Group: | Clinical health |
Objective Field: | Clinical health not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Ogden, KJ (Dr Kathryn Ogden) |
ID Code: | 110972 |
Year Published: | 2017 (online first 2016) |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 3 |
Deposited By: | Medicine |
Deposited On: | 2016-08-24 |
Last Modified: | 2022-06-15 |
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