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Who is affected by hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?

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By Robin Parks, MS

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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the most common genetic cardiovascular disease. An estimated 1 in 500 adults have this condition. It often develops early in life, from the teens through the mid-30s.1 Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy may be more common than previously thought in people older than age 60, and some doctors encourage more frequent testing of this age group.

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  1. Ommen SR, et al. (2008). Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. In V Fuster et al., eds., Hurst's the Heart, 12th ed., pp. 822–850. New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.

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Author Robin Parks, MS
Editor Kathleen M. Ariss, MS
Associate Editor Denele Ivins
Primary Medical Reviewer Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer Stephen Fort, MD, MRCP, FRCPC - Interventional Cardiology
Last Updated December 12, 2008
Author:Robin Parks, MS
Medical Review:Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal MedicineStephen Fort, MD, MRCP, FRCPC - Interventional Cardiology
Last Updated: 12/12/2008
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