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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a genetic disorder with a guarded prognosis which occurs in about 1:500 individuals. Genetic markers for several of these disorders are also available commercially. Sigmoidal HCM which is about 40-50% has about 10% positivity for myofilament gene.