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==Overview== | |||
==Physical Examination== | |||
===Heart=== | |||
The loudness, timing, and location of a heart murmur may suggest obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. | |||
===Lungs=== | |||
A "crackling" sound in the lungs may be a sign of heart failure. (Heart failure often develops in the later stages of cardiomyopathy.) Physical signs also help your doctor diagnose cardiomyopathy. | |||
===Extremities=== | |||
Swelling of the ankles, feet, legs, abdomen, or veins in your neck suggests fluid buildup, a sign of heart failure. | |||
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Cardiomyopathy Microchapters |
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2020 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy |
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Case Studies |
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Cardiomyopathy physical examination On the Web |
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American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Cardiomyopathy physical examination |
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Risk calculators and risk factors for Cardiomyopathy physical examination |
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Overview
Physical Examination
Heart
The loudness, timing, and location of a heart murmur may suggest obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Lungs
A "crackling" sound in the lungs may be a sign of heart failure. (Heart failure often develops in the later stages of cardiomyopathy.) Physical signs also help your doctor diagnose cardiomyopathy.
Extremities
Swelling of the ankles, feet, legs, abdomen, or veins in your neck suggests fluid buildup, a sign of heart failure.