PERIPHERAL MICROVASCULAR FUNCTION IS ALTERED IN YOUNG INDIVIDUALS AT RISK FOR HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY AND CORRELATES WITH DIASTOLIC MYOCARDIAL FUNCTION

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the main cause of sudden cardiac death in the young. Adult patients with HCM appear to have functional abnormalities in the coronary circulation and also in the peripheral vessels. The aim of present study was to assess peripheral vascular function and myocardial