Acknowledgment The authors would acknowledge Dr. Maithri Siriwardena, who was a coauthor of this chapter in the second edition of the textbook. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a common genetic cardiac disorder. The prevalence of overt HCM (using the threshold of…
Acknowledgment The authors acknowledge Dr. Paul Szmitko, who was the first author of this chapter in the second edition of the textbook. Dynamic left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (LVOTO) is an important clinical feature of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Resting or…
Acknowledgment The authors acknowledge Dr. Paul Szmitko, who was the first author of this chapter in the second edition of the textbook. The pathophysiology of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) involves several abnormalities that can be assessed using echocardiographic Doppler techniques. Structural…