can you tell me symptoms of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy as know of hcm?

Question

Can you tell me the medical definition of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy ?

Answer 1

Variable: There may be no symptoms or the patient may complain of chest pain, palpitations, dizziness, shortness of breath, fainting, or exercise intolerance.

Answer 2

HCM: Hcm is an abnormal thickening usually of the wall (septum) that divides the right and left ventricle. This thickening occurs in the absence of other diseases known to cause thickening of the heart muscle. It is relatively uncommon but occurs in a familial/hereditary form more than 50% of the time. Therefore, siblings and children of patients with hcm should be screened for it.

Answer 3

HCM: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is an excessive thickening of the heart muscle. Hcm can be obstructive or nonobstructive. It is a genetic disorder. Symptoms may be mild, moderate, or severe. Sudden death may occur without warning from an arrhythmia. It was previously known as idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis (ihss).

Answer 4

HCM: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy doesn't occur in any particular frequency in one group of people over another. It is relatively uncommon, being seen in about 1 in 500 people in the general population. However, it occurs in a hereditary form more than 50% of the time and therefore relatives of people with this disease should be screened for it.

Answer 5

Depends: If its severe it usually affects atheletes and active people pts can have an arrythmia leading to sudden death. It can cause pts to faint. Especially if dehydrated. Treatment with a beta blocker and maybe a defibrillator.

Answer 6

Hypertrophic : It is a genetic disease, if you have it in your parents/ family there's a higher chance

Answer 7

Risk of death: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the leading cause of death among young athletes. Further, individuals with this condition are at risk for sudden death even if they do not participate in sports.

Answer 8

3 Reasons: 1) unfavorable geometry - the heart is shaped the way it is to get a job done. Distortion of that geometry creates less effective action and blood flow 2) risk of sudden death - hcm screws up the electrical arrangement of the heart and increases risk of sudden death 3) obstruction - the very mass of the heart itself gets in the way of blood flow and causes chest pain and passing out.

Answer 9

Hypertrophic: since it can lead to sudden death due to arrhythmias

Answer 10

Yes: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is frequently inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern meaning that an affected individual has a 50:50 chance of passing the condition to their children.

Answer 11

Yes: About half of all new cases will have a parent who has the disease. A high percentage, but not 50%, of children of a parent with hcm will develop it. Many cases are spontaneous new mutations.

Answer 12

Hypertrophic : Yes , genetic testing might be necessary to screen family members besides echocardiogram

Answer 13

HCM: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a rare condition of the actual muscle of the heart becoming so large and thick as to obstruct outgoing blood flow. Because outgoing flow is reduced the heart must work even harder to pump blood to supply oxygen to the body. It is notable because patients are usually asymptomatic but can initially present with sudden collapse or even death.

Answer 14

HOCM: Hocm is a condition of local muscular obstruction to the outflow of blood from the heart. It is part of the spectrum of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy which is abnormally thick heart muscle usually genetically related.

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