Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy factsheet August 2017

• HCM is a condition where areas of heart muscle become thickened and stiff. • The thickening makes it harder for the heart to contract and pump blood out to the body. • Depending on where the thickening is, it can affect how blood flows out of the heart (referred to as ‘HCM with obstruction’ or ‘HOCM’). Right side of the heart ................
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