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M-Mode Echocardiogram in LV Dysfunction

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Transcript of the video: This is a still image of M-Mode Echocardiogram. Here it is 1 and in cases like asymmetric septal hypertrophy or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, there will be disproportionate thickening of the septum. M-Mode is Time-Motion Mode. The horizontal axis is time. Vertical axis is distance from the transducer.

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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a genetic disorder with a guarded prognosis which occurs in about 1:500 individuals. The most common symptom of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is dyspnoea which occurs in 90% of cases and is due to elevated left ventricular diastolic pressures as a consequence of the diastolic dysfunction.

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What is athlete’s heart?

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Enlargement of the left ventricular cavity, increased wall thickness and increased trabeculations in athlete’s heart will have to be differentiated from conditions like dilated cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and isolated left ventricular non-compaction. Differentiating Athlete’s Heart From Cardiomyopathies – The Left Side.