Archivos de cardiologia de Mexico
Inter-American consensus on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
By Parodi JB, Scatularo CE, Berríos-Bárcenas EA and 22 others.
Abstract
Background
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common inherited cardiomyopathy and poses major diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in Latin America, owing to heterogeneity in resource availability, access to advanced technologies, and the organization of health systems.
Objectives
To develop the first Inter-American Consensus on HCM, in order to standardize the care of these patients tailored to the regional context.
Methods
The Inter-American Society of Cardiology (SIAC) convened a committee of experts from different countries across the Americas. A systematic review of the evidence was performed, followed by the development of recommendations, which were validated using a formal Delphi methodology; consensus was defined as agreement among more than 80% of participants.