Impact of Aficamten on Echocardiographic Cardiac Structure and Function in Symptomatic Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy - podcast episode cover

Impact of Aficamten on Echocardiographic Cardiac Structure and Function in Symptomatic Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Oct 28, 202410 min
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Episode description

In this episode, Dr. Valentin Fuster delves into a groundbreaking study on the effects of the cardiac myosin inhibitor, Aficamten, on patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The findings reveal significant improvements in echocardiographic measures of cardiac function, despite a mild and reversible decrease in left ventricular ejection fraction, highlighting the need for long-term safety evaluations of this promising treatment.

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