Abstract
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common genetic cardiovascular disease [ [1] Maron B.J. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. A systematic review. JAMA. 2002; 287: 1308-1320 Crossref PubMed Scopus (0) Google Scholar ] that is present all around the world [ [2] Cheng T.O. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a global disease including China. Int J Cardiol. 2008; 127: 1-4 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (8) Google Scholar ]. Although much has been written on cardiac risk in patients with coronary heart disease undergoing noncardiac surgery [ 3 Goldman L. Caldera D.L. Nussbaum S.R. et al. Multifactorial index of cardiac risk in noncardiac surgical procedures. N Engl J Med. 1977; 297: 845-850 Crossref PubMed Scopus (2068) Google Scholar , 4 Eagle K.A. Berger P.B. Calkins H. et al. ACC/AHA guideline update for perioperative cardiovascular evaluation for noncardiac surgery — executive summary: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to Update the 1996 Guidelines on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation for Noncardiac Surgery). J Am Coll Cardiol. 2002; 39: 542-553 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (608) Google Scholar , 5 Auerbach A. Goldman L. Assessing and reducing the cardiac risk of noncardiac surgery. Circulation. 2006; 113: 1361-1376 Crossref PubMed Scopus (125) Google Scholar , 6 Fleisher L.A. Beckman J.A. Brown K.A. et al. ACC/AHA 2006 guideline update on perioperative cardiovascular evaluation for noncardiac surgery: focused update on perioperative beta-blocker therapy: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Update the 2002 Guidelines on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation for Noncardiac Surgery) developed in collaboration with the American Society of Echocardiography, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Heart Rhythm Society, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and Society for Vascular Medicine and Biology. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2006; 47: 2343-2355 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (112) Google Scholar ], very few reports have been published on cardiac risk of noncardiac surgery in patients with HCM.
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