Patient's question:
Recently, I've felt that my heart is beating very fast and fluttering. Sometimes my heart rate is a bit irregular—sometimes it beats very fast, and sometimes it beats very slowly. Then I went to the hospital for a thorough check-up, and the doctor said I have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. I want to know what the diagnostic criteria for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy are?Doctor's answer:
There are many different suspected standards for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Generally, patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy need to undergo a detailed echocardiogram, which can understand that the thickness of the ventricular wall is significantly lower than normal values. At the same time, performing additional dynamic electrocardiogram can clearly understand the heart's condition for 24 hours, providing a clear speculation on the location and size of inflammation. After two detailed examinations, a comprehensive evaluation is made to suspect hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.