Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy HCM)

of the heart muscle. The thickening and scarring of the muscle make the heart muscle stiff. Higher blood pressure is therefore needed to make the heart muscle contract and pump the blood out of the heart. 1Watkins H, Ashrafian H, McKenna W J. 2008 The genetics of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: teare redux. Heart; 94: 1264–1286. ................
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