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In hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) does the heart muscle continue to thicken as you get older ?

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In hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) does the heart muscle continue to thicken as you get older ?

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No, the changes to the muscle usually occur during the early teens to the early twenties. The thickening is not a progressive process that continues throughout life. Some people are affected by a type of HCM that occurs during the later years of life. This is know as ‘late onset’ HCM.