CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY, cilt.38, sa.6, ss.371-377, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
BackgroundHypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a common genetic heart disease characterized by ventricular hypertrophy, myocardial fibrosis, and impaired ventricular relaxation. The exact mechanisms by which fibrosis is caused remain unknown.