0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Explore challenging and less familiar echocardiographic findings in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). In this case-based CME activity, cardiologist Dr. Ronald Wharton demonstrates how 2D anatomy, color Doppler, spectral Doppler, rhythm, and signal timing can be integrated when familiar echocardiographic appearances become misleading.
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy can produce complex Doppler and imaging findings. Familiar Doppler patterns may not always identify the location or source of abnormal flow, particularly when systolic anterior motion (SAM), mitral regurgitation, dynamic LVOT obstruction, intracavitary gradients, mid-cavitary obstruction, apical aneurysm physiology, or multiple high-velocity signals coexist.
Through nine practical HCM echocardiography caveats and real-world imaging examples, learners will examine how to integrate 2D imaging, color Doppler, spectral Doppler morphology and timing, rhythm, and anatomic localization to work through challenging findings rather than relying on a single Doppler appearance.
