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SUBMITTER: Liao H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7552384 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Liao Hang H Wang Ziqiong Z Zhao Liming L Chen Xiaoping X He Sen S
Scientific reports 20201012 1
The myocardial contraction fraction (MCF: stroke volume to myocardial volume) is a novel volumetric measure of left ventricular myocardial shortening. The purpose of the present study was to assess whether MCF could predict adverse outcomes for HCM patients. A retrospective cohort study of 438 HCM patients was conducted. The primary and secondary endpoints were all-cause mortality and HCM-related mortality. The association between MCF and endpoints was analysed. During a follow-up period of 1738 ...[more]