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Histology

Last reviewed dd mmm yyyy. Last edited dd mmm yyyy

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The histological characteristics of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy include:

  • disorganization of the muscle bundles - there is characteristic whorling and intersitial fibrosis

  • myocyte and myofibrillar disarray - probably responsible for re-entry ventricular arrhythmias

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