Two different and interrelated steps are involved in the assessment of active sweat glands: stimulation of sweating and its subsequent recording and quantification. Sweat activation has been promoted by simple thermal stimulation, by intradermal injection of drugs such as methylcholine, and by dermal introduction of such drugs using iontophoresis. Gibson and Cooke’s device for iontophoresis, on...

Infective endocarditis (IE) complicating hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a poorly known entity. Although current guidelines do not recommend IE antibiotic prophylaxis (IEAP) in HCM, controversy remains.This study sought to describe the clinical course of a large series of IE HCM and to compare IE in HCM patients with IE patients with and without an indication for IEAP.Data from the GAMES I...