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European Journal of Echocardiography 2009 10(8):iii9-iii14; doi:10.1093/ejechocard/jep157
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Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. © The Author 2009. For permissions please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

Echocardiography in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy diagnosis, prognosis, and role in management

L.K. Williams*, M.P. Frenneaux and R.P. Steeds

Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Birmingham, NHS Trust, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK

* Corresponding author. Tel: +44 0121 415 8825; fax: +44 0121 414 3713. E-mail address: l.k.williams{at}bham.ac.uk


  Abstract

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is diagnosed on the basis of left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy for which there is insufficient explanation (e.g. mild hypertension or mild aortic stenosis with marked hypertrophy). Echocardiography is an invaluable tool in the diagnosis and follow-up of patients with HCM. Echocardiographic assessment requires a comprehensive assessment in several imaging planes with careful attention to correct beam alignment in order to minimize errors in the measurement of LV wall thickness and appropriate identification of hypertrophy with an unusual distribution.

Keywords: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; Echocardiography


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