Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a condition or disease where the heart muscle becomes abnormally thick. The heart muscle that is made thickened due to the
HCM can make it harder for the heart to pump blood .
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy can also affect the heart's electrical system.
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy can go undiagnosed, because many of those with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy don't have any signs, until it's too late. Many symptoms can be shortness of breath, and problems in the "electical system" of your heart - causing abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias) that can take your life.
Illustrations of a normal heart (left) and a heart with
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (
HCM). Note that the heart walls (muscle) are much thicker (hypertrophied) in the
HCM heart. Source -
Mayo Clinic
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