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 ==Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy==
-A HOCM is an autosomal dominant disorder of muscle tissue caused by defects in the genes encoding contractile proteins
+A HOCM is a hereditary illness.
+On the ECG there are signs of [[hypertrophy|left ventricular hypertrophy]] and [[P wave morphology|left atrial enlargement]].
-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==