Echocardiograms, which are about 90% effective at finding HCM, are the first-line standard when it comes to diagnosing the ...
ALTHOUGH mitral regurgitation is a frequent i ... Seven of 11 patients with asymmetric hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, whose evaluation included angiography of the left ventricle were found to ...
The mitral valve leaflet (usually the anterior leaflet) is pulled toward the septum by the blood jet (venturi effect), a feature termed SAM (Figure 5). The mitral valve touches the septum during ...
The LVOT obstruction from septal contact with the anterior mitral valve leaflet may ... with decrease in exercise training HCM: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; HHD: Hypertensive heart disease ...