Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) causes heart muscle thickening that may lead to obstructed blood flow. Symptoms include ...

It's often silent but can be a deadly killer. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a genetic condition that occurs in one in 500 ...

However, among patients with obstructive forms of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy—either with or without symptoms—experts say the ...

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM ... the majority of whom had no symptoms. In the entire cohort, survival at 5 and 10 years was only slightly lower that that of the general population.

Many can live a normal life with this thickening of heart muscle, but it can cause cardiac arrest, too. How can a doctor tell if you have it?

Background: Symptoms are among the most important factors impacting quality of life (QOL) in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) patients, and reflect a poor prognosis. Whether emotional stress can ...

In this survey of 1,297 members of the HCMA, symptoms of chest pain, dyspnea, palpitations, syncope, and lightheadedness were reported by over half. As expected, exertion was a significant trigger ...

If 1 in 500 Americans have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, why isn’t it more talked about? The HCMA hopes to change that by upending common misconceptions.

This is called “systolic anterior motion” of the mitral valve or SAM. Mitral regurgitation can result and contribute to congestive heart failure symptoms in the setting of HOCM.