Objective We prospectively investigated common characteristics of 12-lead electrocardiogram(ECG) in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy(HCM). Methods The study analysed retrospectively 65 patients with HCM. There were some early characteristics of ECG by compared with echocardiogram findings. ECG shows high sensitivity and specificity to HCM earlier. Conclusions The ECG is an indispensable diagnostic method for early diagnosis of HCM.
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