Clinical Features of the Dilated Phase of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Comparison With Those of Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Abstract

Patients with D-HCM were more symptomatic at diagnosis, although LV dilatation and impaired fractional shortening seemed more severe in patients with DCM. The prognosis for D-HCM patients was worse than that for patients with DCM despite similar or even more intensive treatment for heart failure.