HYPERTROPHIC OBSTRUCTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY

Abstract

The term obstructive cardiomyopathy has been used to describe a rare disorder of heart muscle in which abnormal ventricular function is associated with massive cardiac hypertrophy (Goodwin et al., 1960). Since recent experience has shown that obstruction may be absent although massive ventricular hypertrophy always occurs, we have added the term "hypertrophic" to our definition.