Sports medicine physicians are able to obtain measurements relevant to the diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with focused portable echocardiography that are consistent with comprehensive echocardiography by a registered sonographer.

Sports medicine physicians are able to obtain measurements of the aortic root by focused echocardiography that are consistent with those obtained by a cardiac sonographer. Focused physician-performed echocardiography may serve as a promising technique for detecting aortic root dilatation and may contribute in this manner to preparticipation cardiovascular screening for athletes.