简介:Ifsystolicanteriormotion(SAM)ofaredundantanteriorleafletofthemitralvalveiscombinedwithsystolicthickeningofanasymmetricseptum,(ASH),anarrowoutflowchanneloftheleftventricleisformed.Thisnarrowedoutflowchannelisthenresponsibleforthemidsystolicpressuredifferencebetweenthebodyoftheleftventricleandtheoutflowareaoftheleftventricle.Thisresultsinhypertrophic“obstructive”cardiomyopathy(HOCM).