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Dr Ravi Assomull
Cardiologist London – Dr Ravi Assomull
How is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) diagnosed?
Diagnosing hypertrophic cardiomyopathy typically involves several cardiac tests. Dr Ravi Assomull explains how ECG, echocardiography and cardiac MRI help identify thickening of the heart muscle, with genetic testing sometimes used to confirm inherited disease.
Transcript
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is diagnosed using a combination of tests. Typically, we assess a patient with suspected hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with an ECG, echocardiogram and cardiac MRI. In a select group of patients, we may move on and arrange genetic testing as well.