Thanks for your reply which was really helpful. Do you know if this is a permanent condition or could it resolve itself? Also, can I exercise normally?
Systolic anterior movement of the mitral valve (or SAM) is a condition in which the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve comes in contact with th septum of the left ventricular outflow tract during systole. In otherwords, there is unusual contact of the valve to another part of the heart when it contracts. There are a number of conditions that can cause this (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, abnormal septal hypertrophy, or problems with the mitral valve). However, if you not having symptoms (i.e. shortness of breath, chest discomfort, dizziness, light-headedness, fainting), regular monitoring of this by annual echocardiogram by your cardiologist would be appropriate.