Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) are AHA–
recognized cardiomyopathies with distinct clinical and pathoanatomical features and …

Cardiomyopathies occur relatively frequent and are an important cause of mortality and
morbidity. They present with clinical manifestations that include heart failure, thrombo …

Sir, Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a relatively common cardiac disease (1: 500 in
the general population), which both general physicians and cardiologists encounter …

Background Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and left ventricular noncompaction
(LVNC) are both genetically determined and familial diseases that possess variable but …

A 19-year-old man was referred for lipothymia, episodes of palpitations, and dyspnoea New
York Heart Association class II. He had no previous personal medical history; however, his …

Patient KM is a 26-year-old male in whom a systolic ejection murmur was recently identified
on a routine physical examination. As part of his evaluation, he underwent 2-dimensional …

A 39-year-old man was referred to our hospital with an isolated episode of syncope. His past
medical history was unremarkable. His father died of sudden death, at age 49, without …

A 30-year-old woman presented to our hospital complaining of general malaise and an
oppressive chest discomfort during light exercise. Her blood pressure was 136/80 mm Hg …

A 15-year-old male came to our clinic because his father had died suddenly with a previous
diagnosis of apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy at age 38. His father's records said he had …

To our knowledge, left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
(HCM) commonly occur as separate disorders in different patients; however, LVNC …