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 ...

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.

Your heart is a muscle. As Dr. Noah Moss, an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiologist at the Mount Sinai Fuster Hospital in New York City, puts it, “a very special muscle, but a muscle.” ...

The common presenting symptoms among individuals with HCM include dyspnea, angina, and presyncope or syncope. Chest pain may occur at rest or be precipitated by exertion or, among those with LVOTO, a ...

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am 25 and the oldest of five boys. All of us have been active in sports. My 14-year-old brother had an examination to play football. The doctor heard a murmur and had further tests ...

When it comes to heart function, anything that deviates from normal behavior is cause for concern, especially if you’re at risk of heart disease. One of the most common "abnormal" behaviors is a heart ...

Correspondence to Dr Jonathan A Drezner, Department of Family Medicine, Sports Medicine Section, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-0005, USA; jdrezner{at}uw.edu Objectives We assessed ...

Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM or HCM) is a rare, usually inherited condition in which children develop too much muscle in the left chamber of the heart, the one which pumps blood ...

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 left ...

A post-PVC beat would have what effect on the murmur of aortic stenosis (AS)? What about the murmur of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM)? A post-PVC beat allows more time for the left ...