(According to Martinez, the risk of sudden death from HCM can rise in some groups, such as younger people, those with a family history of sudden cardiac death, and those with scar tissue by MRI of ...

in athletes from pathological hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) can be challenging. This study assesses the ability of cardiac MRI (CMR) to distinguish between physiological LVH (so-called athlete's ...

Affecting 1 in 500 people, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a condition in which the walls of the left ventricle, the heart's ...

Differentiation of HCM from other cardiomyopathies Hypertensive heart disease is characterized by symmetrical increase in left ventricular (LV) wall thickness with normal LV dimension. In athlete ...

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) was first described in the late 1950s as a disease typified by substantial thickening of the myocardium, particularly the left ventricular wall, with no overt cause.

And in many cases, the first presentation is sudden cardiac death. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a genetic condition that causes the heart muscle to thicken, making it harder to pump blood and ...

to measure heart muscle thickness. In some cases, an MRI may be needed for a clearer picture. Genetic testing can help confirm HCM and identify at-risk family members. According to Jitendra ...

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is an underdiagnosed genetic heart condition. Raising awareness through advocacy can help increase the rates of diagnosis and proper management. HCM is when the ...

was diagnosed with a mild variant of apical HCM, due to disproportionally thickened apical segments of the basal and septal walls upon cardiac MRI, following an abnormal ECG (figure 1C) but normal ...