Treating patients with HCM is guided by how severe symptoms are, whether a patient has any risk factors for sudden cardiac death, and whether a patient has cardiac arrhythmias and other associated ...

The Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) Program at University of Utah Health is one of the nation’s few programs for comprehensive HCM evaluation and management. Our multidisciplinary team works ...

Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) is the most common genetic heart disease, affecting about 1 in every 500 people, according to the American Heart Association (AHA). In people with HOCM, ...

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common hereditary heart disease. It causes the left ventricle to thicken, the heart muscle to contract too strongly and work too hard. This additional ...

Despite extraordinary advances in understanding hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) at the molecular and genetic level, the overall clinical management of patients with HOCM remains ...

The woman, a field geologist, was healthy and active, yet she would pass out at inopportune moments. By Lisa Sanders, M.D. The day was sweltering. The 61-year-old woman urged her donkey into a trot.

Despite extraordinary advances in understanding hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) at the molecular and genetic level, the overall clinical management of patients with HOCM remains ...

How can you distinguish the murmur of aortic stenosis from that of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM)? The murmur of HOCM is important to detect due to its clinical implications. The ...

Exercise intolerance is often severe among patients with cardiovascular disease and can impose significant limitations on their physical abilities and quality of life. Medications known as cardiac ...