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How rare is the occurrence of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy around the world?
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Difficult answer!: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy has a prevalence in the U.S. Of 0.2%. However, this is not the case in other parts of the world, for example southeast asia where the prevalence may be as low as 0.002-0.005%. Many countries have no studies about this, and there is no reliable information to be had.
Answered 9/13/2015
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