Sudden Cardiac Death-Relevant Events of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in a Regional Japanese Cohort ― Results From the Kochi RYOMA Study ―

In this HCM population in an aged Japanese community, the annual rate of SCD-relevant events was 1.0%. HCM developed to D-HCM in a considerable number of patients, and D-HCM and NSVT were shown to be independently associated with an increased risk of SCD-relevant events.