Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM is a complex, yet relatively common, genetic heart disease that occurs in approximately 1 in 500 individuals. It affects both genders and all races. The disease results in excessive thickening of the heart muscle—referred to as “hypertrophy”—which occurs most commonly in the septum (i.e. the muscular wall that separates the left and right lower chambers of the heart). In the majority of patients, this thickening begins during puberty, with little to no change in the thickness beyond early adulthood. However, symptoms from HCM can develop or worsen at any age, but most commonly occur during mid-life.
Doctors + Care Team
Title(s): Director, Clinical Research, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center; Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-8066
Fax #: 617-636-7175
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, cardiovascular disease
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Accepting New Patients
Virtual Appointments Available
Title(s): Co-Director, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center; Director of Cardiac MR Imaging; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-8066
Fax #: 617-636-7175
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
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Accepting New Patients
Virtual Appointments Available
Title(s): Director, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center; Co-Director, Cardiac CT and MRI; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-8066
Fax #: 617-636-7175
Cardiac imaging, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
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Accepting New Patients
Title(s): Associate Surgical Director of the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center; Cardiac Surgeon; Assistant Professor, TUSM
Department(s): Surgery, CardioVascular Center, Cardiac Surgery
Appt. Phone: 617-636-5594
Fax #: 617-636-7175
Adult cardiac surgery, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), structural heart disease, minimally invasive valve surgery, open and endovascular aortic procedures
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Research + Clinical Trials
This study is a double-blinded phase 2 clinical trial for a medication dedicated to treating patients with non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
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The goal is to determine how lifestyle and exercise impact the well-being of individuals with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM and long QT syndrome (LQTS)
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