Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in the Saudi Arabian population: Clinical and echocardiographic characteristics and outcome analysis.

Background: Current published literature on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) comes primarily from Western populations. There is no published data on clinical and echocardiographic characteristics and long-term outcome of HCM in an Arab population.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of all patients 16 years or older diagnosed with HCM at our institution.

Elevated right ventricular end-diastolic pressure by Doppler echocardiography-a case report.

Careful analysis of the right-sided Doppler signals provides important data regarding right heart hemodynamics. Here, we illustrate the value of the combined analysis of flow across the hepatic vein, tricuspid valve, and pulmonary valve for the diagnosis of elevated right ventricular end-diastolic pressure.