Patient Care — Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Phone: 210-257-1888 or tollfree 1-877-493-5040
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is usually a familial disorder, the consequence of several defects in the genes controlling heart muscle growth.
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a common genetic cardiovascular disease. Our goal is to offer patients and family education, guidance, and care for managing their HCM over their lifetime. The clinic and physicians help to assess patients to determine clinical course of action, prognosis and treatment options. There are a number of potential therapies available for the HCM patient. The Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Clinic can provide recommendations regarding the optimal therapy to relieve or reduce symptoms, including drugs, interventional options such as surgery, pacemaker implantation or alcohol septal ablation. We also provide guidance to other physicians in how to manage patients during non-cardiac surgery and pregnancy.
General information about HCM:
Glossary, terms:
- Angina
- Arrythmia
- Chest pain
- Dizziness
- Electrocardiograph
- Fainting
- Fatigue
- Holter monitor
- Light-headedness
- Palpitations
- Shortness of breath
- Shortness of breath when lying down
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