title: A systematic approach to echocardiography in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a guideline protocol from the British Society of Echocardiography.
abstract: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a relatively common inherited cardiac condition with a prevalence of approximately one in 500. It results in otherwise unexplained hypertrophy of the myocardium and predisposes the patient to a variety of disease-related complications including sudden cardiac death. Echocardiography is of vital importance in the diagnosis, assessment and follow-up of patients with known or suspected HCM. The British Society of Echocardiography (BSE) has previously published a minimum dataset for transthoracic echocardiography, providing the core parameters necessary when performing a standard echocardiographic study. However, for patients with known or suspected HCM, additional views and measurements are necessary. These additional views allow more subtle abnormalities to be detected or may provide important information in order to identify patients with an adverse prognosis. The aim of this Guideline is to outline the additional images and measurements that should be obtained when performing a study on a patient with known or suspected HCM.
authors.affiliation: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust , Birmingham , UK.
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust , Birmingham , UK.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Steeds
authors.affiliation: University Hospital of Wales , Cardiff , UK.
authors.forename: Navroz
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Masani
authors.affiliation: InHealth Echotech , Hampshire , UK.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sandoval
authors.affiliation: York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust , York , UK.
authors.forename: Gill
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authors.lastname: Wharton
authors.affiliation: York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust , York , UK.
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.affiliation: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust , London , UK.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chambers
authors.affiliation: Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust , Portsmouth , UK.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.affiliation: Eastbourne District General Hospital , Eastbourne , UK.
authors.forename: Guy
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authors.lastname: Lloyd
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Papworth Hospital , Cambridge , UK.
authors.forename: Bushra
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rana
authors.affiliation: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust , London , UK.
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: O'Gallagher
authors.affiliation: University Hospital of Wales , Cardiff , UK.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wheeler
authors.affiliation: Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals , Liverpool , UK.
authors.forename: Vishal
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authors.lastname: Sharma
keywords: 2D echocardiography; guidelines; hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; transthoracic echocardiography