Ulrich Laufs

The effect of different exercise modalities on the maximal left ventricular outflow tract gradient in patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Abstract Background Assessment of maximally provoked LVOT obstruction (LVOTO) guides treatment decisions in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Guidelines recommend various maneuvers, with exercise stress echocardiography (ESE) as the preferred method if others fail. C...