Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a disease in which the heart muscle becomes thickened, also called hypertrophied The thickened heart muscle can make it harder for the heart to pump blood
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and treatment Connect with others like you for support and answers to your questions in the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) support group on Mayo Clinic Connect, a patient community
Mayo Clinic Q A: What is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy? Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a condition where the heart (cardio) muscle (myopathy) becomes thickened (hypertrophied) HCM is the most common type of genetic cardiomyopathy
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Clinic - Overview - Mayo Clinic Dr Ommen: The inheritance pattern of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is autosomal dominant, which means each of the children of a patient with HCM has a 50 50 chance of inheriting this disease
Medication and surgery treatment options for hypertrophic . . . Having hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, also called HCM, doesn’t have to prevent you from living a full and healthy life “The important thing is not to scare people too much,” says Said Alsidawi, M D , director of the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Clinic for Mayo Clinic in Arizona
New hypertrophic cardiomyopathy clinical guideline recommends novel . . . Key changes in the 2024 HCM clinical guideline: A new drug therapy and less restricted exercise The guideline encourages collaborative decision-making with patients and recommends seeking HCM specialists at an experienced multidisciplinary center