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==Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy== | ==Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy== | ||
A HOCM is a | A HOCM is an autosomal dominant disorder of muscle tissue caused by defects in the genes encoding contractile proteins | ||
Features | |||
dyspnoea, angina, syncope | |||
sudden death (most commonly due to ventricular arrhythmias), arrhythmias, | |||
heart failure | |||
jerky pulse, large 'a' waves, double apex beat | |||
ejection systolic murmur: increases with Valsalva manoeuvre and decreases on | |||
squatting | |||
Associations | |||
Friedreich's ataxia | |||
WPW | |||
ECHO | |||
systolic anterior motion (SAM) of the anterior mitral valve leaflet | |||
asymmetric hypertrophy (ASH) | |||
mitral regurgitation | |||
ECG | |||
LVH | |||
progressive T wave inversion | |||
deep Q waves | |||
AF | |||
==Electrolyte Disturbances== | ==Electrolyte Disturbances== | ||