New effort to improve care for hidden heart disease
December 04, 2024
December 04, 2024
DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 4 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release:
DALLAS, December 4, 2024 An estimated 1 in 500 people in the U.S. are living with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) the most common inherited heart disease and many are unaware.[1]
HCM is a thickening of the lower main pumping chamber of the heart (the left ventricle). The disease is often underdiagnosed and inconsistently managed, leading to delayed treatm . . .
DALLAS, December 4, 2024 An estimated 1 in 500 people in the U.S. are living with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) the most common inherited heart disease and many are unaware.[1]
HCM is a thickening of the lower main pumping chamber of the heart (the left ventricle). The disease is often underdiagnosed and inconsistently managed, leading to delayed treatm . . .