"Cardiomyopathy" is an umbrella term for diseases of the heart muscle that negatively impact its structure and ...

HCM is a relatively common genetic cardiomyopathy that can be a challenge to diagnose, with about one in three patients misdiagnosed as having another cardiomyopathy. Genetic testing identifies a ...

Cardiovascular disease, sometimes abbreviated as CVD, is the leading cause of death worldwide. It’s a catchall term for heart ...

The death of three young Nashville area runners in the past three months have raised questions this TSSAA cross country ...

High blood pressure is linked to a myocardial anatomical change called LVH. Learn how to offset left ventricular thickening ...

Technologies announced that the results of the Extended Ambulatory ECG Monitoring Enhances Identification of Higher-Risk ...

People with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) have a greater risk of becoming severely ill from COVID-19. Furthermore, the virus has been found to significantly damage the heart muscle, causing ...

on behalf of the SEQUOIA-HCM Investigators. Impact of Aficamten on Echocardiographic Cardiac Structure and Function in Symptomatic Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. J Am Coll Cardiol ...

Imagine having a mini heart monitor right on your wrist. The Apple Watch ECG app makes this possible, allowing you to take an electrocardiogram, also called an ECG or EKG, which represents the ...

Researchers identified ECG patterns to help clinicians distinguish apical HCM from Wellens’ syndrome, Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, and intracranial processes. Diagnosing apical hypertrophic ...

A research team from the Mayo Clinic externally validated an AI electrocardiography algorithm that detects hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with high accuracy. “This study is one component of the ...