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- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a disease in which the heart muscle becomes thickened, also called hypertrophied The thickened heart muscle can make it harder for the heart to pump blood
- Premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) - Mayo Clinic
Premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) are a type of irregular heartbeat, also called an arrhythmia PVCs are extra heartbeats They start in one of the heart's lower chambers, called the ventricles The extra beats change the usual pattern of the heartbeat Premature ventricular contractions
- Cardiomyopathy - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Overview Cardiomyopathy (kahr-dee-o-my-OP-uh-thee) is a disease of the heart muscle It causes the heart to have a harder time pumping blood to the rest of the body, which can lead to symptoms of heart failure Cardiomyopathy also can lead to some other serious heart conditions There are various types of cardiomyopathy The main types include dilated, hypertrophic and restrictive
- Thrombocytopenia (low platelet count) - Symptoms and causes
Thrombocytopenia can be mild and cause no symptoms If platelets become too low, there is a risk of serious bleeding after an injury or during surgery Rarely, dangerous internal bleeding can occur Treatments address the underlying condition causing the low platelet count In some cases, treatment includes a transfusion of donor platelets
- Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome - Mayo Clinic
Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome is a heart condition present at birth That means it's a congenital heart defect People with WPW syndrome have an extra pathway for signals to travel between the heart's upper and lower chambers This causes a fast heartbeat Changes in the heartbeat can make it harder for the heart to work as it should
- Nuclear stress test - Mayo Clinic
A nuclear stress test is one of several types of stress tests It may be done after a regular exercise stress test Sometimes it is the first stress test used If you have coronary artery disease, a nuclear stress test can help your healthcare team learn your risk of a heart attack or other heart event The test uses a positron emission technology (PET) scanner or single-photon emission
- Achieving successful outcomes with mitral valve repair for degenerative . . .
Mayo Clinic cardiac surgery researchers found that for patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR), repair performed with extended transaortic myectomy is both safe and durable
- Could it be HCM? - Mayo Clinic Connect
Protocols exist for various treatments of HCM and the obstructive version of HCM fondly referred to HOCM You will undoubtedly be enlightened on the various choices going forward after meeting with the cardiologist
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