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Transthoracic echocardiography of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in adults: a practical guideline from the British Society of Echocardiography

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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is common, inherited and characterised by unexplained thickening of the myocardium. The British Society of Echocardiography (BSE) has recently published a minimum dataset for transthoracic echocardiography detailing the core views needed for a standard echocardiogram. For patients with confirmed or suspected HCM, additional views and measurements are necessary. This guideline, therefore, supplements the minimum dataset and describes a tailored, stepwise approach to the echocardiographic examination, and echocardiography’s position in the diagnostic pathway, before advising on the imaging of disease complications and invasive treatments.

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  1. Department of Cardiology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK

    Lauren Turvey, Nicola Smith, Richard P. Steeds & William Bradlow

  2. Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Bath, UK

    Daniel X. Augustine

  3. Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, UK

    Daniel X. Augustine

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    Allan Harkness

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Turvey, L., Augustine, D.X., Robinson, S. et al. Transthoracic echocardiography of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in adults: a practical guideline from the British Society of Echocardiography. Echo Res Pract 8, G61–G86 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1530/ERP-20-0042

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