Those with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy(HOCM, oHCM), apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or asymmetric septal hypertrophic cardiomyopathy may think these are completely different diseases. When in reality it is all hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with varied physical presentations. Put differently, the words "obstructive," "apical," or "asymmetric septal" are just descriptions of the current state of the disease.