0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Recognizing obstruction in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy requires more than identifying a thickened septum.
In this physician-led echocardiography activity, Dr. Ronald H. Wharton uses clinical imaging and real-world case examples to demonstrate how obstructive HCM appears on 2D, color, and spectral Doppler imaging.
You’ll learn to recognize dynamic LVOT obstruction, use physiologic provocation when resting findings may underestimate obstruction, and distinguish LVOT signals from mitral regurgitation and other obstructive Doppler patterns.
You’ll also review the characteristic late-peaking Doppler contour of dynamic LVOT obstruction and practical approaches for localizing and separating potentially confusing high-velocity signals.
