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My daughter, who is now 18, has HOCM. She has an ICD and also had a myectomy last August. We knew before her surgery that they might not be able to get to enough of the thickness to help her. Her wall thickness isn't just her septum or just at the apex, but it is all over her heart to the point that on her echo report it states near obliteration of the left ventricle. What is this type of hypertrophy called? I have been trying to research this and find out more but have had a hard time finding information. How common is this in HCM?
Since surgery her gradient has increased again, she had pericardial effusion that had to be drained just to find it had returned the week after she was discharged. None of the medicine she was given for it seemed to work, but it did finally go away with time. Since she has turned 18, she has started camzyos. We are hoping it will be a huge help for her.
Thank you for any input you may have.
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hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), specifically a subtype known as midventricular obstruction (MVO) or apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (AHCM). In HCM, the thickened left ventricle can obstruct blood flow, causing a decrease in the size of the ventricle during systole, which can be described as near obliteration.
Thank you for the reply. Do you know if MVO is just thickened in the middle and AHCM just at the bottom of the heart or do either of them describe the thickness as all over the ventricle?
Neither Midventricular Obstruction (MVO) nor Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (AHCM) describe the heart muscle thickening as evenly distributed across the entire ventricle. MVO typically involves thickening in the mid-region of the heart, while AHCM is characterized by thickening primarily at the apex (bottom) of the left ventricle.
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