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2. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy - Wikipedia

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   Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM, or HOCM when obstructive) is a condition in which muscle tissues of the heart become thickened without an obvious cause. [8] The parts of the heart most commonly affected are the interventricular septum and the ventricles . [ 10 ]

3. 8 Common Cardiovascular Diseases for Men & How to Prevent Them

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   Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy develops when the walls of your left ventricle become thicker than normal. It’s the most common cardiomyopathy caused by inherited genes. Restrictive cardiomyopathy.

4. Ventricular hypertrophy - Wikipedia

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   Eccentric hypertrophy is generally regarded as healthy, or physiologic hypertrophy and is often termed "athlete's heart." It is the normal response to healthy exercise or pregnancy, [6] which results in an increase in the heart's muscle mass and pumping ability. It is a response to 'volume-overload', either as a result of increased blood return ...

5. How Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Progresses in Adults - AOL

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   H ypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the most common form of genetic heart disease worldwide. Researchers have estimated that up to 1 in 200 people have the condition, which is characterized by an ...

6. Concentric hypertrophy - Wikipedia

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   Concentric hypertrophy is a hypertrophic growth of a hollow organ without overall enlargement, [1] in which the walls of the organ are thickened and its capacity or volume is diminished. Sarcomeres are added in parallel, as for example occurs in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy .

7. Dr. Hersh: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy occurs when heart ...

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   Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a condition where some of the heart muscle becomes too thick, (a.k.a., hypertrophied, a typical diagnostic criterion is a 15 millimeters or greater left ...

8. Sudden cardiac death of athletes - Wikipedia

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   Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: 26% Genetically determined Commotio cordis: 20% Structurally normal heart, disrupted electrically by a blow to the chest Coronary artery anomalies: 14% Exact mechanisms unknown; some association with other congenital CVS abnormalities Left ventricular hypertrophy of undetermined origin 7%

9. Cardiomyopathy - Wikipedia

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   Structural categories of cardiomyopathy Stained microscopic section of heart muscle in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Cardiomyopathies can be classified using different criteria: [30] Primary/intrinsic cardiomyopathies [31] Congenital Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) Left ventricular ...