The Role of Echocardiography in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a common genetic cardiovascular disease and appears in all ethnic groups. HCM is diagnosed on the basis of left ventricular hypertrophy. Echocardiography is a key technique in the diagnosis of HCM, the prognosis of patients with HCM, the management strategy for HCM, and the follow-up of patients with HCM. This review briefly describes and discusses the practical use of established echocardiography techniques and the current and emerging echocardiographic methods that can help physicians in the correct diagnostic and pathophysiological assessment of patients with HCM.
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: 1: Division of Cardiology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tin, Hong Kong 2: Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, China
Publication date: 01 January 2017
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