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Imaging in HCM Management: Diagnosis, Monitoring & Treatment

Theodore Abraham, MD, discusses the critical role of imaging in the diagnosis and management of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), the world’s most common genetic heart condition.

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September 21, 2018

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Theodore Abraham, MD, FACC, FASE

Theodore Abraham, MD, FACC, FASE

Cardiologist
Co-director, UCSF Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center of Excellence
Director, UCSF Adult Cardiac Echocardiography Laboratory

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