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Bookmark or Share- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Causes, Symptoms & TreatmentsHypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a disease that involves the thickening of your heart muscle. Most people with HCM can live a normal life. Treatments are available.
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy - Johns Hopkins MedicineHypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a genetic disease that causes thickening (hypertrophy) of the heart muscle. The heart muscle cells enlarge more than they should, and scarring often develops between the cells.
- Left ventricular hypertrophy - Symptoms and causes - Mayo ClinicLeft ventricular hypertrophy is a thickening of the wall of the heart's main pumping chamber, called the left ventricle. This thickening may increase pressure within the heart. The condition can make it harder for the heart to pump blood. The most common cause is high blood pressure.
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy - Symptoms and causes - Mayo ClinicHypertrophic 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.
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Symptoms, Causes, Coping and MoreIn HCM, the muscular walls of the ventricles (the lower chambers of the heart) become abnormally thick—a condition called hypertrophy. This causes the heart muscle to function abnormally. If severe, the hypertrophy can lead to heart failure and cardiac arrhythmias.
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