------------------------------------------------- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a primary disease of the myocardium (the muscle of the heart) in which a portion of the myocardium ishypertrophied (thickened) without any obvious cause. It is perhaps best known as a leading cause of sudden cardiac death in young athletes.[7] The occurrence of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a significant cause of sudden unexpected cardiac death in any age group and as a cause of disabling
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player with multiple scholarship offers suddenly falls to the court during a game and dies. His autopsy shows hypertrophic cardiomyopathy‚ a congenital heart disease. His parents had no idea. He worked out every day and was in top physical condition. He was on two varsity teams. He took and passed a sports physical every year since he was nine years old. Doctors can’t hear cardiomyopathy through a stethoscope. Diseases such as this one‚ long Q-T syndrome‚ and many others can only be detected with
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Hypertropic Cardiomyopathy In 409 B.C. Pheidippides‚ a Greek soldier and a conditioned runner ran from Marathon to Athens‚ a distance of 26 miles‚ to announce military victory over Persia. After delivering his message he collapsed and died. Pheidippides is the earliest athlete documented to die from sudden cardiac death. Today heart diseases such as‚ hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ‚ idiopathic left ventricular hypertrophy and congenital coronary artery anomalies‚ are the most common diseases that
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Dilated cardiomyopathy is a serious condition in which the heart muscle becomes weakened and loses strength to pump blood throughout the body. In an attempt to make up for the loss of blood supply‚ greater amounts of blood fill the hearts lower chambers. The ventricles expand and‚ in time‚ the heart muscle stretches out of shape‚ or dilates‚ and becomes even weaker. Most individuals with cardiomyopathy eventually develop heart failure‚ a condition in which the ventricles are not able to pump enough
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Cardiomyopathy Brandon Hoover PE 108 Mr. Boswell Cardiomyopathy Cardiomyopathy is a disease primarily contained within the heart muscles and it is known to cause the heart to become enlarged‚ thick‚ or rigid. There are several types of this disease which are dilated cardiomyopathy‚ hypertrophic cardiomyopathy‚ restrictive cardiomyopathy‚ and arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia. All of these are known types of cardiomyopathy and
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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy “Cardiomyopathy” is used to describe diseases of the heart muscle‚ in which the muscle becomes enlarged‚ thick‚ or ridged. The main types of cardiomyopathy are dilated cardiomyopathy‚ hypertrophic cardiomyopathy‚ restrictive cardiomyopathy‚ and arrythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia. Of these types‚ hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the second most common form‚ although it is rare in general. HCM specifically involves the thickness of the myocardium‚ in which
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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy is a disease which causes an increase in the thickness of the heart muscle. This disease is caused by a gene mutation. In most cases‚ people with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy live a normal lifestyle. Some symptoms become severe and may become limited by shortness of breath and chest pain. A small number of people with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy have suddenly died due to their condition. The muscular wall of the main pumping chamber of
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ACCF/AHA Pocket Guideline Adapted from the 2011 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy November 2011 Developed in Collaboration With the American Association for Thoracic Surgery‚ American Society of Echocardiography‚ American Society of Nuclear Cardiology‚ Heart Failure Society of America‚ Heart Rhythm Society‚ Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions‚ and Society of Thoracic Surgeons © 2011 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation
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Chief complaint is chest pain. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS Ms. [Name] is a 49-year-old female who has a history of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with an _____ in place‚ and also has a history of atrial fibrillation. She comes to the emergency department today complaining of chest discomfort. It began 3 days ago and has been constant and persistent since then. The pain is located on center and left side of her chest. It is associated with some shortness of breathe. The pain feels like tightness.
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caused from their heart diseases. Cardiomyopathy is a disease that affects the muscles of the heart‚ and can occur at any age and to any race. there’s different variations that cardiomyopathy can take‚ this form of heart disease affects a great amount of people each year‚ including country singer Randy Travis. cardiomyopathy is a form of heart disease that greatly affects the muscles of the heart‚ causing them to grow bigger making it more difficult
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