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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

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Echocardiogram showing thickened interventricular septum and mitral regurgitation in HCM. Evaluation of diastolic characteristics of LV and LV and coronary anatomy evaluation are other diagnostic uses of cath in HCM. SAM in HCM Systolic anterior movement of mitral valve occurs in 30 – 60%, but it is not specific.

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Basics of Echocardiography

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The image shown here is an animated 2 dimensional echocardiogram. This one is an older mode known as time-motion mode or M-Mode echocardiogram. A good knowledge of the anatomy of the heart is needed for interpretation of images from each view. Unlike the previous 2 dimensional imaging, this is a single dimensional imaging.