Septal myectomy is a type of open-heart surgery for thick heart muscle (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy). It decreases symptoms of the condition. A muscular wall called the septum separates the left and ...

These are tips and suggestions for lowering your risk of infection due to HCM.

The syndrome often follows severe emotional upheaval, such as bereavement, illness, or trauma, earning it the moniker 'broken ...

As Gov. Maura Healey embraced 5-year-old Lincoln, his mother sobbed and explained that the boy had just received a heart ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Heavy alcohol use is not directly associated with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) after accounting for age, race, comorbidities, and genetics. DCM is primarily ...

As Gov. Maura Healey embraced 5-year-old Lincoln, his mother sobbed and explained that the boy had just received a heart ...

A Willerby man is running the London Marathon to raise awareness for a heart condition his younger brother was diagnosed with ...

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy treatment: What to expect, types of medications, surgeries and procedures, lifestyle changes, and more.

Whichever category you fall into, you can take appropriate steps to control your glucose levels before, during, and after surgery. The stress of an operation, along with potential changes in lifestyle ...

Mount Sinai researchers studying a type of heart disease known as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) have calibrated an ...

Caroline Laubach of Macungie is a heart transplant recipient, stroke and cancer survivor who lives with paralysis from the ...