Original Research

Risk factors of sudden cardiac death in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

V.I. Tseluiko, O.O. Butko

Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Ukraine

This article describes a study whose purpose was to determine the frequency of the predictors of sudden death in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and the study of their relationship with demographic, anamnestic, clinical and instrumental parameters. A comparative analysis of groups of patients with and without the presence of risk factors for sudden death, especially the occurrence of certain defined risk factors for sudden death among different age groups.

Key words: hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, sudden cardiac death.