A 28-year-old male athlete presents to the cardiology clinic with exertional syncope and dyspnea on exertion. Echocardiography reveals asymmetric septal hypertrophy (18 mm) and the structure marked B in the diagram. Which of the following best explains the pathophysiological mechanism by which this finding contributes to left ventricular outflow tract obstruction in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?

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