Background A 48-year-old man with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) presented with palpitations, symptoms of medically refractory class II angina, and NYHA class II–III heart failure.
How can you distinguish the murmur of aortic stenosis from that of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM)? The murmur of HOCM is important to detect due to its clinical implications. The ...
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a genetic condition characterized by the thickening of the heart muscles. This can happen at any time in life but often begins in adolescence or early adulthood.