interstitial fibrosis, and hypertrophy of the left ventricle2,3. Disease progression can be variable among affected families and individuals with symptoms ranging from slight arrhythmias to sudden cardiac death or heart failure4. Most HCM
According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, approximately 1 in every 500 individuals has HCM. For many of these individuals the disease is asymptomatic and leaves them unaffected throughout their lives. Others with HCM can have serious debilitating symptoms and disease complications,...