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, ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

"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; ...

How can you distinguish the murmur of aortic stenosis from that of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM)? The murmur of HOCM is important to detect due to its clinical implications. The ...

"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 ...

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 ...