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Understanding Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Young Athletes
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or HCM is a genetic heart muscle disease that thickens the myocardium and can cause scarring and function impairment. Most people with HCM show no symptoms but some may face chest pain, breathlessness, palpitations, fainting, or sudden cardiac arrest during exertion. family history raises screening importance with history, exam, echo, ECG, chest X-ray, and exercise stress tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Laurel, MD
Cleveland Clinic
Laurel
Saarel