EVALUATION OF GUIDELINE-BASED APPROPRIATE ICD PLACEMENT AND THERAPY AMONG HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY PATIENTS REFERRED FOR QUARTERNARY CARE

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is known to cause sudden cardiac death (SCD) in a proportion of affected patients. The most effective treatment for primary prevention of SCD is the placement of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), though no treatment guidelines were in place until