—Dr. Wang spoke to MedPage Today to discuss the diagnosis of apical HCM, and distinct features of this disease subtype. Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a morphological subtype of HCM that ...

The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical value of the apex beat and two ECG voltage criteria in the detection of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) while considering two distances, from ...

Limitations of our study, including its single-center nature, a modest sample size, and a brief observation period, warrant acknowledgment. Owing to a low number of events, typical of HCM, no outcome ...

Future Cardiol. 2013;9(5):697-709. It is extremely important to detect the presence and severity of LVOT obstruction from physical examination, as well as 2D and Doppler echocardiography. The LVOT ...

Daniel L. Jacoby, Eugene C. DePasquale and William J. McKenna Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a common inherited cardiomyopathy, occurring in about 1 in 500 individuals.1 The first gene mutation for ...

The Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) Program at University of Utah Health is one of the nation’s few programs for comprehensive HCM evaluation and management. Our multidisciplinary team works ...

Future Cardiol. 2013;9(5):697-709. Geometry Asymmetric hypertrophy out of proportion to hypertension Concentric remodeling or hypertrophy Symmetric LV hypertrophy that is proportional to exercise ...