Department of Cardiology, Heart and Diabetes Centre North Rhine-Westphalia, University Hospital of the Ruhr University Bochum, D-32545 Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a cardiac condition morphologically characterized by unexplained myocardial hypertrophy. The prevalence of the disease is considered to be 0,1-0,5%, obstruction to left ventri