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==Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy== | ==Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy== | ||
*Abbreviated HCM. | |||
===General=== | ===General=== | ||
* | *Genetic. | ||
===Gross=== | |||
*Classic: septum:left ventricular free wall = 1.5:1.0.<Ref>JB. 9 June 2011.</ref> | |||
===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||
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**NOT diffuse patch/area as in an old myocardial infarction. | **NOT diffuse patch/area as in an old myocardial infarction. | ||
*Large hyperchromatic nuclei (~3x fibroblast nucleus).<ref>CK. 14 October 2010.</ref> | *Large hyperchromatic nuclei (~3x fibroblast nucleus).<ref>CK. 14 October 2010.</ref> | ||
Notes: | |||
*Easiest to identify if sections are perpendicular to the long axis of the myocytes. | |||
Images: | Images: | ||