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Potential risk factors for sudden cardiac death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
| History of SCD |
| Family history of premature death |
| Causal mutations |
| Modifier genes |
| History of syncope |
| Magnitude of left ventricular hypertrophy |
| Extent of myocyte disarray |
| Extent of interstitial fibrosis |
| Early onset of the disease |
| Myocardial ischemia on perfusion tomography |
| Abnormal blood pressure response to exercise |
| Presence of non-sustained VT on Holter |
