Eleven patients with hypertrophic subaortic stenosis were studied by catheterization of the left side of the heart. The diagnosis was made in each by ventricular angiography and by recognition of ...

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is an uncommon disease with significant consequences. Since the 1950s, major strides in understanding its etiology and pathogenesis have led to improved ...

Hypertrophic 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 ...

Inherited mutations in cardiac regulatory genes give rise to congenital heart disease, the most common form of human birth defects, and abnormalities of the adult heart represent the most ...

These include: Valvular heart disease: Problems with one or more of the heart's four valves These types of heart disease can be congenital or acquired. For example, a common form of valvular heart ...

What is pulmonary stenosis in children? Pulmonary stenosis is a birth defect of the heart (congenital). It can happen when the pulmonary valve doesn’t grow as it should in a baby during the first 8 ...

Beta-adrenergic receptor blockade has been demonstrated to reduce obstruction of the left ventricular outflow tract in patients with idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis (IHSS) and has also ...

Executive summary: This report addresses the needs and problems of grown-up congenital heart (GUCH) patients and makes recommendations on organisation of national medical care, training of specialists ...

Please answer all questions to see your score or scroll down to exit quiz. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy causes the heart muscle to enlarge. Learn some of the symptoms of HCM to watch out for.