Highly symptomatic patients who undergo alcohol septal ablation (ASA) for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) have long-term survival rates comparable to those of the general population, ...

Treating patients with HCM is guided by how severe symptoms are, whether a patient has any risk factors for sudden cardiac death, and whether a patient has cardiac arrhythmias and other associated ...

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common hereditary heart disease. It causes the left ventricle to thicken, the heart muscle to contract too strongly and work too hard. This additional ...

Klein is a contributor for TIME. Klein is a contributor for TIME. Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) is the most common genetic heart disease, affecting about 1 in every 500 people, ...

Despite extraordinary advances in understanding hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) at the molecular and genetic level, the overall clinical management of patients with HOCM remains ...

"Women come significantly later to their cardiologists and have the same peri-procedural [alcohol septal ablation] complications and worse long-term outcomes, which are caused by their older age; ...

"Older patients often tolerate medications poorly and younger patients may feel lethargic and tired with beta blockers and calcium channel blockers. These patients would be appropriate candidates for ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the most common genetic heart disease, with prevalence estimates from one in 200 ...

Exercise intolerance is often severe among patients with cardiovascular disease and can impose significant limitations on their physical abilities and quality of life. Medications known as cardiac ...