At the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Recognise phenotypes suggestive of HCM in the community
• Evaluate symptoms and family history of a patient with possible HCM
• Analyze critically the ECG, recognizing “red flags”
• Address challenges and disparities in HCM
• Understand the possible effect of sex, ethnicity, age, athletic activity on prognosis
• Appraise current and future referral pathways
• Appraise the utility of different imaging modalities
• Differentiate LVH phenotypes (sarcomeric, Amyloid, Fabry disease, other)
• Understand established and novel therapies

Pre-requisites for this course are:

Knowledge:

• Basic understanding of cardiac anatomy and physiology.
• Knowledge of principles of transthoracic echocardiography and cardiovascular magnetic resonance
• Basic understanding of human genetics applied to cardiomyopathies.

Skills:

• Proficiency in 12-lead ECG interpretation.
• Proficiency in cardiac imaging

Experience:

• Clinical experience in general cardiology
• Prior exposure to managing patients with cardiomyopathies