label: Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
label_lc: apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
description: "Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (AHCM) is diastolic dysfunction due to abnormal stiffness of the left ventricle during diastole, with resultant impaired ventricular filling. In AHCM thickened apical segments produce a crowded, spade-shaped, small apical cavity."