Cardiovascular · UKMLA & AKT
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test, covering how to recognise this condition. The full SA Note notes add investigations, management and complications, with practice questions on this topic.
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- HCM is unexplained LVH in the absence of another cause (e.g. aortic stenosis, hypertension). When hypertrophy obstructs the LVOT it is termed HOCM. Most common cause of sudden cardiac death in young people and athletes in the UK.
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