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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Echocardiography is the imaging modality of choice in the diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. | |||
==Diagnostic Fefatures== | |||
*Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) most often in an asymmetric distribution, | |||
*Thickening of the left ventricular wall in the absence of cavitary dilation and the presence of hyperdynamic activity (in fact there may be systolic cavity obliteration or near obliteration) | |||
*Absnece of any other cause of left ventricular hypertrophy such as [[aortic stenosis]] or [[hypertension]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editors-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1], Martin S. Maron, M.D., and Barry J. Maron, M.D.
Overview
Echocardiography is the imaging modality of choice in the diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Diagnostic Fefatures
- Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) most often in an asymmetric distribution,
- Thickening of the left ventricular wall in the absence of cavitary dilation and the presence of hyperdynamic activity (in fact there may be systolic cavity obliteration or near obliteration)
- Absnece of any other cause of left ventricular hypertrophy such as aortic stenosis or hypertension