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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

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The post ectopic increase in the murmur is a hallmark of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, which differentiates it clinically from mitral valve prolapse. Echocardiography in HCM Important echocardiographic features include mitral regurgitation and left ventricular outflow tract obstruction.

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Basics of Echocardiography

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Tracing in the lower part is tissue Doppler imaging from the medial mitral annulus. A good knowledge of the anatomy of the heart is needed for interpretation of images from each view. Opening and closing movements of the aortic and mitral valves are visible. The images shown so far were from transthoracic echocardiography.