All rights reserved. In this issue of The Journal of Physiology, Shah and colleagues report on what happens to patients with mild, generally asymptomatic, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) during incremental exercise (Shah et al. A presentation from the The hypertrophy heart session at EuroEcho 2019 In order to bring you the best possible user experience, this site uses Javascript. var text = $(this).text(); (window.BOOMR_mq=window.BOOMR_mq||[]).push(["addVar",{"rua.upush":"false","rua.cpush":"false","rua.upre":"false","rua.cpre":"false","rua.uprl":"false","rua.cprl":"false","rua.cprf":"false","rua.trans":"","rua.cook":"false","rua.ims":"false","rua.ufprl":"false","rua.cfprl":"false"}]); This included, importantly, a normal and not excessive catecholamine response. doi: 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.118.007673. Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) Restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC): an uncommon form of inherited heart disease (estimated prevalence 1:5000), involves predominately the right ventricle with progressive replacement of right ventricular myocardium with adipose and fibrous tissue. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000938 2. var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; Use these for critical decision making at the point-of-care. A small number of people with HCM have an increased risk of sudden cardiac death. }); Published online November 20, 2020. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a form of inherited cardiomyopathy. gtag('config', 'AW-1041569446');