50 year rule stopping people being diagnosed with deadly condition
For the past 50 years, the threshold for diagnosing HCM has been 15mm for everyone. If the muscle is thicker than this, the ...
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Research Uncovers Gender Gap in Heart Disease Diagnosis
Women may be missing a diagnosis of a potentially deadly heart condition due to guidelines that don't account for natural ...
‘Periodic screening’ required to avert sudden cardiac deaths in athletes
Dr. Lakshmi Sundar emphasizes the importance of exercise for health while addressing the risk of sudden cardiac death in ...
AI tool uncovers gender disparity in heart disease diagnosis
Women may be missing a diagnosis of a potentially deadly heart condition due to guidelines that don't account for natural ...
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Heart and Vascular Institute
The Johns Hopkins Echocardiographic Laboratory specializes in clinical and investigative echocardiography ... Specialized studies for the evaluation of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Johns Hopkins is a ...
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Senate passes Hearts Act, the student athlete lifesaving federal legislation
Damar Hamlin PHOTO COURTESY OF FACEBOOK.COM HEART RHYTHM SOCIETY Miami – After two student athletes, one in Miramar and the other in Connecticut, collapsed and ...
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Myocardial mechanics of percutaneous intramyocardial septal radiofrequency ablation
stamhealth.org Objective Echocardiography-guided Percutaneous IntraMyocardial Septal Radiofrequency Ablation (PIMSRA, Liwen procedure) is a novel treatment option for hypertrophic obstructive ...
New treatment option shows promise for severe hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in children
Trametinib, a mitogen-activated protein kinase (MEK) inhibitor, reduces mortality and morbidity in children with severe ...
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AHA Initiative Launched to Reduce Gaps in Care for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
An initiative to improve care and standardize identification, assessment, referrals, and treatment for patients with HCM has been launched by the AHA.