Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or HCM, ... Echocardiogram. Echocardiograms, which are about 90% effective at finding HCM, are the first-line standard when it comes to diagnosing the disease.

Nihar Desai, MD, of Yale University, discusses the role of echocardiography and the relative role of transesophageal echocardiography in the evaluation of a patient with suspected hypertrophic ...

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the most common monogenic CV disorder, ... “In echocardiography and cardiac MRI analyses of the EXPLORER-HCM cohort, there has been some evidence that ...

Doctors have long called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) “the great masquerader. ” It hides in plain sight, often mistaken for other heart issues.

Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction is present or develops over time in 70% of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. 5 Hypertrophy or displacement of the papillary muscles, anomalous ...

Mavacamten in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Reasons for Both Optimism and Caution. ... Here is why: patients in VALOR-HCM had serial echocardiography exams that led to frequent dose adjustments.

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a condition that thickens some of the heart’s muscles, making it harder to pump blood. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) usually affects the ventricular ...

In order to effectively manage patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), clinicians need to identify parameters that can objectively measure functional capacity in this vulnerable population.

A large-scale, multi-center international study published in the European Heart Journal has shown that EchoGo® Amyloidosis, an AI-powered tool developed by Ultromics, significantly improves the ...

Armonnie Hawkins, 14, was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. It is a genetic condition. CANTON TWP. − When Armonnie "Monnie" Hawkins was born premature at 30 weeks, he was diagnosed ...

Echocardiogram assessments of left ... for the treatment of adults with symptomatic New York Heart Association class II-III obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) to improve ...