Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in 2013: Current speculations and future perspectives

Figure 1 Echocardiographical and pathological features of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. A: An apical 4-chamber view of a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy showing a hypertrophied, non-dilated left ventricle; B: Excessive thickness of interventricular septum (eccentric hypertrophy) is also optimally visualized from parasternal short axis views; C: Myocardial disarray and extensive fibrosis (× 10 Trichrome Masson); D: Myocardial disarray and interstitial fibrosis (× 40 Trichrome Masson).