| HCM | hypertrophic cardiomyopathy |
| LV | left ventricle |
| ApHCM | apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy |
| TTE | transthoracic echocardiography |
| CMRi | cardiac magnetic resonance imaging |
| ECG | electrocardiogram |
| EF | ejection fraction |
| LVOT | left ventricular outflow tract |
| MVO | mid-ventricular obstruction |
| LVOTO | left ventricular outflow tract obstruction |
| CT | computed tomography |
| SPECT | single-photon emission computed tomography |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
| EACVI | European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging |
| ASE | American Society of Echocardiography |
| TEE | transesophageal echocardiography |
| CW | continuous-wave |
| GLS | global longitudinal strain |
| 3D | three-dimensional |
| SSFP | steady-state free-precession |
| SAM | systolic anterior motion |
| LGE | late gadolinium enhancement |
| ECV | extracellular volume |
| PSIR | phase-sensitive inversion recovery |
| MBF | myocardial blood flow |
| MPR | myocardial perfusion reserve |
| 4D-FLOW | four-dimensional flow |
| VFM | vector flow mapping |
| BSI | blood speckle |