Diagnostic considerations in detecting apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy while utilizing point-of-care ultrasound

The emergency department (ED) clinical approach to patients with unexplained syncope has ushered in an era of advances in the point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) practice. Cardiac ultrasound (US) is a key application that is often utilized in young patients with syncope when screening for structural abnormalities such as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). The application of the cardiac US for this screening, however, can be hindered by phenotypic variability of hereditary HCM. The apical variant of HCM constitutes a minority of all cases (
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research