Feb 23, 2024 · 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. Many people with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy don't realize they have it.

Feb 23, 2024 · Dr. Ommen: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the most common inherited cardiomyopathy or heart muscle disease. People are born with the genetics for it, but the hypertrophy doesn't appear to start developing until adolescence, growth spurts, or beyond.

Mar 16, 2024 · In the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Clinic, doctors with expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy use comprehensive evaluations and advanced diagnostic testing to determine the most appropriate therapy for you.

May 1, 2024 · Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a condition where the heart (cardio) muscle (myopathy) becomes thickened (hypertrophied). HCM is the most common type of genetic cardiomyopathy . Patients are born with a gene that makes the heart muscle thicker than it …

May 24, 2024 · Maron MS. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and evaluation. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed Dec. 9, 2021. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).

Feb 22, 2024 · Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is one of the most common genetic heart diseases, affecting 1 in 200 to 500 people. HCM happens when the heart's walls become thicker over time, which can disrupt the heart's electrical signals, increasing the risk of sudden cardiac death.

Feb 23, 2024 · Mayo Clinic has a long-standing hypertrophic cardiomyopathy program that provides highly individualized care. Your treatment team may provide activity recommendations, medical management and treatments, such as septal myectomy, septal ablation and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) placement.

Feb 23, 2024 · Mayo researchers have made important discoveries in the genetics of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, including the identification of seven new hypertrophic cardiomyopathy-susceptibility genes. Specific efforts involve the study of the genetic causes of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and new diagnostic tests and treatments for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Feb 21, 2025 · Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a genetic condition that occurs in 1 in 500 people. Dr. Said Alsidawi, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, says the problem is that many people don't even know they have it because they have no symptoms. And in many cases, the first presentation is sudden cardiac death. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute

Jun 19, 2024 · About 1 in 500 people have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). It's a condition where the heart muscle becomes abnormally thick. HCM is one of the most common causes of sudden death among young athletes and otherwise healthy adults.