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Future Cardiol. 2013;9(5):697-709. It is extremely important to detect the presence and severity of LVOT obstruction from physical examination, as well as 2D and Doppler echocardiography. The LVOT ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Mavacamten improved left ventricular hypertrophy, decreased measures of heart stiffness and restored normal ...

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.

Background A 42-year-old woman with a 20-year history of obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy was referred for alcohol septal ablation following a worsening of symptoms, which had persisted despite ...

THE chordae tendineae serve an essential anchoring function in the mechanics of mitral-valve closure during ventricular systole. Rupture of one or more of these fibrous structures usually leads to ...

• Is the chordal-sparing mitral valve (MV) replacement (CCS-MVR) procedure effective in functional mitral regurgitation and degenerative mitral valve disease? • Does the CCS-MVR procedure improve left ...

The "murmur" is the sound of blood flowing. It may be passing through an abnormal heart valve, for instance. Or it may be that a condition makes your heart beat faster and forces your heart to handle ...

How is the Venturi effect described, including how it relates to cardiac disease? The Venturi effect is described as a decrease in pressure when blood flows through a stenosis at a high velocity. This ...

THE primary purpose of this report is to emphasize the relation of a high-pitched "squeaking" or "musical" systolic murmur to aortic stenosis and calcification of the aortic valve. This is not so ...