Heart-transplant check list in End-Stage Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Quiz prepared by K Chernis, V Baioccato, M Vecchiato, F Battista, A Ermolao, D Neunhaeuserer

02 Dec 2024

Topic(s):

Rehabilitation and Sports Cardiology

CV Surgery - Transplantation

Risk Factors and Prevention

The case

A 62-year-old male patient with non-obstructive end-stage hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is sent to our outpatient clinic for a Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPX) for heart-transplant checklist.

CPX is an important part for evaluating HCM and is an integrated part of the transplant check list.

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Notes to editor

Daniel Neunhaeuserer, Secondary Prevention & Rehabilitation Section & Marco Vecchiato, Primary Care and Risk Factor Management Section, et al.

The quiz was prepared by the Sport and Exercise Medicine Division of the Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Padua University Hospital, Regional Centre for Exercise Prescription in Chronic Diseases, a regional centre for CPX evaluation in cardiological, congenital and other chronic diseases.