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Cardiomyopathy diagnosis?

At what level of wall thickness is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy diagnosed?
My lVsd is 1.1cm and my LVpwd is 1.2. Which is the limit of normal? My lv cavity is 4.7 cm which is normal, ejection fraction is 65-70 at rest. 75-80 at peak stress. At peak stress my Lv cavity shrinks. My doctor said its normal. Anyt thoughts?
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159619 tn?1707018272
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It depends on the lab, some have 1.1 others use 1.2, not really dangerous until it reaches 1.5 but you're within the normal variant so I would go with the doctor's comments if I were you.
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