what is hcm
HCM Program | What is HCM? Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a complex cardiac disease marked by thickening of the heart muscle. In HCM patients cardiac muscular thickening occurs for no apparent clinical cause like significant high blood pressure.
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) CAUSE: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most commonly diagnosed cardiac disease in cats. Characterized by regional or diffuse thickening of the walls of the ventricle (the primary pump muscle of the heart), HCM has been diagnosed in cats as young as 4 months old and as old as 16 years old.
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy - HCM. Introduction. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy is the most common cardiac disease in cats. Affected cats are at risk of sudden cardiac death due to defects that produce increased left ventricular heart muscle thickness.