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What is hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy?

April 26, 2017Cardiology cardiomyopathy Health hypertrophic MUSC obstructive

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What is hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy?

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More information related to this PodcastTranscript: Guest: Dr. Christopher D. Nielsen Host: Dr. Pamela B. Morris Dr. Pamela B. Morris: I am Dr. Pamela Morris you are listing to Heart Sounds. I am here today talking with Dr. Christopher Nielsen about hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, that’s kind of a big terminology there. Chris, can you help us to break those terms down? Dr. Christopher D. Nielsen: Yes, hypertrophic or hypertrophy means that the heart muscle is enlarged or just means enlargement and cardiomyopathy means a disorder of the cardiac muscle. So this is a disorder of the cardiac muscle where the muscle becomes enlarged or thickened. Dr. Pamela B. Morris: What are some of the causes of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy? Dr. Christopher D. Nielsen: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is usually a genetic disorder that is obviously inherited from one’s parents. Dr. Pamela B. Morris: So if one of your parents were to have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, would you therefore be destined to get it as we