Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in cats is a heart condition that may cause heart muscles to thicken. The condition reduces the heart’s efficiency. Symptoms may show in other body parts.

A new therapy for managing ventricular hypertrophy in felines with subclinical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) was ...

In a dvm360 interview, Stern explained the need for medication to manage the disease. Additional information about HCP is being presented during the 2025 American College of Veterinary Internal ...

In humans, HCM is a frequent cause of sudden cardiac death that can even afflict seemingly healthy young athletes. HCM affects approximately one in 500 people and a startling one in seven cats, ...

Veterinarians at the University of California, Davis, have found that a cat’s DNA alters how it responds to a life-saving medication used to treat hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or HCM, a heart disease ...

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy is a common heart condition in cats that is seen ordinarily in purebred cats however it can happen in any cat. In many cases, cats show no clinical signs. Veterinarians ...

KUTV — Feline Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common heart disease in cats, affecting felines of all breeds and ages. This condition causes the walls of the heart’s left ...