Cardiac MRI should be a standard assessment for apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in athletes with a markedly abnormal ECG, specifically an ECG with deep (>−0.2 mV) TWI and ST segment ...

The apical variant of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy does not result in septal Q waves as the sepum is normal in thickness in this condiction. The cardiac apex is thickened resulting in diffuse T ...

The ECG findings in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy ― also known as stress-induced cardiomyopathy, broken-heart syndrome or apical-ballooning syndrome ― are nonspecific, meaning there is not one ...

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, apical variant. Still-frame, long-axis cardiac magnetic resonance stack of images (steady-state free-precession; diastole) through the left ventricle demonstrating ...

both athletes were diagnosed with a cardiomyopathy and were eventually disqualified from competitive sport. Both athletes were removed from any further group analysis. Athletes with other cardiac ...

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM ... a prominent left ventricular (LV) apical impulse displaced to the anterior axillary line, fifth intercostal space; a normal first and second heart sounds ...

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or HCM ... or after an abnormal electrocardiogram (EKG). Typically, EKGs are administered during a routine wellness visit or for evaluation of an HCM symptom, or ...

Dr. Wang spoke to MedPage Today to discuss the diagnosis of apical HCM, and distinct features of this disease subtype. In order to effectively manage patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM ...