DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've heard from some of my relatives that heart disease runs in our family, so I've been reading a lot about different conditions. I can barely pronounce it, but what is hypertrophic ...

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a genetic heart condition, often remains silent, thickening the heart muscle and increasing the risk of sudden cardiac death, especially in young adults and athletes ...

The term "cardiomyopathy" refers to diseases of the heart muscle that make it difficult over time for the heart to pump blood throughout the body. As many as one in 500 people may have the condition.

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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) affects one in 500 people in the general population. In most cases, HCM is caused by genetic mutations. Doctors usually discover HCM during cardiac testing (an ...

When signs point to a disease of the heart muscle, or cardiomyopathy, your physician may have some questions for you and use a variety of tests to make the definitive diagnosis. There are many ...

“The doctor confirmed today that Caleb passed away from a heart condition called Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy that went undetected in his yearly checkups,” Caleb’s mom Annie writes in an Instagram post ...

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Cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle that makes it harder for the heart to pump blood to the rest of the body. Certain kinds can be passed down through the family (inherited). As the ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've heard from some of my relatives that heart disease runs in our family, so I've been reading a lot about different conditions. I can barely pronounce it, but what is hypertrophic ...