Twin A |
Index date |
Patient seen for the first time after referral by patient’s primary cardiologist. Patient diagnosed with basal septal hypertrophic cardiomyopathy |
Resting left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) gradient 83 mmHg |
Metoprolol succinate 50 mg twice daily, verapamil 120 mg daily, and disopyramide phosphate 100 mg twice daily started over a period of 1 month |
1–3 months |
Metoprolol dose decreased and verapamil discontinued due to sinus bradycardia |
Disopyramide phosphate dose increased |
8 months |
No resting LVOT obstruction |
Valsalva-induced gradient 60 mmHg |
No further dosing adjustments |
24 months |
Valsalva-induced gradient 76 mmHg |
Disopyramide phosphate increased to 600 mg in three divided doses |
32 months |
Severe resting LVOT gradient of 108 mmHg |
Alcohol septal ablation recommended |
33 months |
Patient had alcohol septal ablation |
No more resting or provocable LVOT obstruction |
40 months |
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging showed patchy delayed gadolinium enhancement of the basal septum |
96 months |
No resting or Valsalva-induced LVOT obstruction |
Twin B |
Index date |
After her twin sister’s diagnosis, patient seen for the first time. Patient diagnosed with basal septal variant of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy |
Resting LVOT gradient of 146 mmHg |
Metoprolol succinate 50 mg daily started |
1 month |
Resting LVOT gradient improved to 100 mmHg. Metoprolol dose increased. |
2 months |
Resting LVOT gradient 90 mmHg |
Disopyramide phosphate 100 mg twice daily added |
4 months |
Resting LVOT gradient stable at 90 mmHg. |
Disopyramide phosphate dose increased; verapamil 180 mg daily added. |
6 months |
No more resting or provocable LVOT obstruction. |
20 months |
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging shows patchy delayed gadolinium enhancement of the basal septum. |
84 months |
No resting or Valsalva-induced LVOT obstruction. |