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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association's New eNewsletter
An introduction to our new service.
by Lisa Salberg
Welcome to the HCMA's new eNewsletter. I am sure it will take a little time for us all to become accustom to this new format, but it has MANY advantages!
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American College of Cardiology/ European Society of Cardiology Clinical Experts issue a Consensus Document on HCM!
HCM treatment is clarified in this very important article.
by Lisa Salberg
This report was created by an "all star" cast of HCM experts. These experts are from the USA, Italy, United Kingdom, Germany and several other countries. This report clearly lays out the clinical expression of HCM, natural history, genetics, symptoms, treatments, sudden death and many other aspects of this complex disease.
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Articles of interest Summer 2003
by Lisa Salberg
These articles were published over the past few months and contain interesting information on HCM.
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NEMC offers full service HCM center
Options for myectomy on the East Coast now available.
by Dr. Martin Maron
The Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) Center at Tufts-New England Medical Center is the only cardiology clinic in the Northeast providing a comprehensive, multidisciplinary treatment approach for patients with HCM. As part of this mandate, our HCM clinic, along with the Dr. Hassan Rastegar (Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Tufts-New England Medical Center), have begun performing the surgical ventricular myectomy for HCM patients with severe heart failure symptoms and left ventricular outflow tract obstruction. We would be more than glad to answer any questions that a prospective patient may have concerning our HCM clinic as well as whether they may be a candidate for a septal reduction procedure.
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New England Journal of Medicine : Sudden Death in Young Athletes
Dr. B.J. Maron has published an informative new article on sudden death in the young.
by Lisa Salberg
The HCM community benefits from research and articles published on topics relating to HCM. This article gives a clear picture of the newest data available on sudden death in the young, from all causes. Click here to view the article in PDF form.
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Calendar of events
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My Story...Loss and Hope
Loss and hope
by Darla Schlageter
A story of a mother's loss, a grandmother's love and a family living with HCM.
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