Focal apical hypertrophy with ace of spades morphology reinforces the diagnostic value of echocardiography in suspected hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a condition that thickens some of the heart’s muscles, making it harder for the heart to pump blood. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) usually affects the ...

Panel A shows a cross-section of a normal heart (top) and an endomyocardial biopsy sample from a normal heart (bottom; with hematoxylin and eosin staining) that shows normal histologic characteristics ...

With hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), light to moderate exercise may help support heart health. Avoid vigorous workouts that can raise arrhythmia and sudden cardiac arrest risk. A heart-healthy ...

The human heart is a muscle, but it’s also a kind of complicated balloon—a balloon that fills and empties roughly 60 to 100 times every minute, and several billion times during the course of a ...

A small panel of circulating biomarkers may reliably distinguish hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) from similar conditions that cause left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), researchers found. From ...

Treatment sometimes involves an implantable defibrillator. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the most common form of genetic heart disease worldwide. Researchers have estimated that up to 1 in 200 people ...