Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy



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    [an error occurred while processing this directive] Woman seeks dismissal in homicide, bar fire 23 Nov 2005
    ...wounds "would have produced significant bleeding," forensic pathologist Dr. Cyril H. Wecht deemed the cause of death to be hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or a ...
    - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,

    Silent ailments can stop even elite athletes 23 Nov 2005
    United States. Nearly half of those fatalities, Dr. Maron found, are the result of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or HCM. HCM, Dr. Pipe ...
    - Globe and Mail,

    WILL HE RETURN? Fast action saves Fischer, but career remains in ... 23 Nov 2005
    In general, when a professional athlete drops in the field of play, it's sometimes because of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, said Dr. Hakan Oral, a University of ...
    - Detroit Free Press,

    Mother is thankful for girl who gave her daughter life Nov 22, 2005
    ...listened. And delivered a death sentence. Marcela, at the ripe old age of 4, had heart disease: hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. She ...
    - Arizona Republic,

    First Gene Mutation to Cause Heart Disease in Cats Identified Nov 4, 2005
    ...mutation causing any type of heart disease in a cat or dog and the first to identify a mutation in a non-human species causing hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. ...
    - UC Davis,

    Fifty things about college basketball Nov 17, 2005
    5: Clark is carrying with him the loss of teammate and best friend George Jefferson, who died on June 21 of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. ...
    - San Jose Mercury News,

    Conference preview: Sun Belt Nov 17, 2005
    The cause of death was hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a disease that causes inflammation of the heart, the same disease that killed Reggie Lewis of the Boston ...
    - CBS SportsLine.com

    My Lynne's work must not end now she's gone Nov 12, 2005
    A COMMON cause of sudden death is thought to be hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) which is thought to affect one in 500 people. ...
    - Scotsman,

    St. Peter's Clark put up big numbers without much attention past ... Nov 18, 2005
    George Jefferson died of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the same heart condition that killed former Boston Celtics star Reggie Lewis and former Loyola Marymount ...
    - Pittsburgh Post Gazette,

    Pitt awaits two-time national scoring champ Nov 17, 2005
    Jefferson died in June of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the same heart condition that killed former basketball stars Reggie Lewis and Hank Gathers, and the St. ...
    - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,

    GE, Siemens report on new cardiac imaging developments Nov 19, 2005
    We have found it to be helpful in evaluating patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and candidates for biventricular pacing. ...
    - TMCnet

    Curry at center of next big issue Nov 13, 2005
    ...position without making them feel uncomfortable about taking the test," said Lisa Salberg, founder and president of the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association ...
    - Northwest Herald,

    Landmark offers Heart Screens for Teens Nov. 12 Oct 31, 2005
    The purpose of the echocardiogram is to determine whether or not the athlete has a condition known as Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. ...
    - The Citizen.com,

    Laying it on the line Oct 30, 2005
    ...to prohibit Curry from playing after Curry declined to take a DNA test to determine if he is genetically predisposed to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a heart ...
    - New York Daily News,

    Big risk could be major steal Oct 30, 2005
    ...has been a source of speculation for most of his four-year NBA career, but the questions have little to do with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and everything to ...
    - Newsday,

    Curry Raises Concerns Over Testing by Teams Oct 27, 2005
    Team officials were concerned that Curry might be at risk for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a potentially fatal condition that has been linked to the deaths of ...
    - New York Times,

    For athletes, fainting may pose health risk Nov 8, 2005
    Anomalous coronary arteries are the second-leading cause of sudden death in young athletes, after another defect, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. ...
    - Pittsburgh Post Gazette,

    Adventure for Clark begins at UF Nov 9, 2005
    Jefferson died from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the same heart condition that killed basketball stars Reggie Lewis and Hank Gathers. ...
    - Orlando Sentinel,

    CBS domains: structure, function, and pathology in human proteins Nov 8, 2005
    Several human hereditary diseases (homocystinuria, retinitis pigmentosa, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, myotonia congenital, etc.) can be caused by mutations in ...
    - AJP - Cell Physiology (subscription)

    Autopsy reveals cause of Collier death Nov 1, 2005
    ...had been sent to the Mayo Clinic and Harvard Medical School for further tests to determine whether Collier had hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a congenital defect ...
    - Miami Herald,

    Collier victim of an enlarged heart Nov 1, 2005
    ...blood samples have been sent to the Mayo Clinic and Harvard Medical School for tests to determine whether Collier had hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a congenital ...
    - Houston Chronicle,

    Autopsy Does Not Worry Curry Nov 2, 2005
    Bulls, however, wanted to go a step further and asked Curry to take a DNA test, to screen for a predisposition to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a potentially ...
    - New York Times,

    Curry’s not worried Nov 3, 2005
    One recent report said Curry's heart didn't shrink, indicating the possibility for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a potentially fatal heart disease. ...
    - Newsday,

    Unknown Clark shooting for immortality Nov 5, 2005
    George Jefferson, Clark’s teammate and roommate for three years, died in June of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the same heart condition that killed Reggie ...
    - MSNBC

    Borden Wrongful Death Lawsuit Dismissed Against TASER(TM) ... Oct 26, 2005
    Dr. Kohr listed Mr. Borden's cause of death as "[C]onsistent with cardiac dysrhythmia secondary to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, pharmacologic intoxication, and ...
    - Yahoo! News (press release)

    Curry: Collier ailment 'totally different' Nov 2, 2005
    3 after he refused to take a DNA test to determine whether he had a genetic predisposition hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a condition that can lead to sudden ...
    - Newark Star Ledger,

    CURRY 'PERFECTLY NORMAL' IN OPENER Nov 3, 2005
    ...heart". Tests are still being done to see if the former Hawk had hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. However, Curry said he's not worried. ...
    - New York Post,

    Investigation rocks Twin Cities firms Oct 27, 2005
    ...now because of what's come out about the reliability of the products," said Lisa Salberg, president of the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association, which ...
    - Duluth News Tribune,

    Football Death Oct 29, 2005
    Lancaster County Attorney Gary Lacey says hypertrophic cardiomyopathy -- a thickening of the heart's muscle walls -- led to Clausen's death. ...
    - WOWT,

    Congenital heart defect killed UNL freshman Oct 30, 2005
    7. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy -- a thickening of the heart's muscle walls -- led to Clausen's death, said Lancaster County Attorney Gary Lacey. ...
    - Sioux City Journal,

    Bohannon cleared to return to TSU Oct 24, 2005
    The enlarged heart left Bohannon prone to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the condition that killed basketball players Reggie Lewis of the Boston Celtics and Hank ...
    - Nashville City Paper,

    For local family, twins' health is a family affair Nov 5, 2005
    Daniel was born with infantile hypertrophic cardiomyopathy -- an enlargement of his heart that causes major and lethal blockage in one of its chambers, doctors ...
    - Shreveport Times,

    Untimely End Nov 6, 2005
    It would later be learned that he also suffered from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a thickening of the heart muscle. The death of Gathers created a controversy. ...
    - TheHorse.com,

    Clausen’s autopsy reveals congenital heart defect Oct 26, 2005
    Center. Lancaster County Attorney Gary Lacey said the cause of death was hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, associated with sudden death. ...
    - Daily Nebraskan,

    Discord tests NBA families 03 Oct 2005
    Curry is the young, talented offensive center that the Bulls want to test for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a potentially fatal heart condition. ...
    - Dallas Morning News (subscription),

    Grizzlies say Curry won't be in their den 03 Oct 2005
    ...for Curry, the Bulls' center who wants a large contract and freedom to play despite a heart condition that could be hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or potentially ...
    - ESPN

    Full Court Press on Hoop Star Curry to Get DNA Testing Sep 29, 2005
    But before the team allows Curry back on the court, he should be tested for genetic predisposition to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a condition frequently ...
    - MedPage Today,

    One young person a week dies from heart failure Oct 1, 2005
    The conditions that accounted for many of the cardiac deaths were coronary heart disease, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and cardiac arrhythmia. ...
    - The Sunday Times,

    Image of myosin-actin interaction revealed in cover story of ... Sep 30, 2005
    ...of this myosin-actin interface is critical, evident by the way a single amino acid change in myosin leads to familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (FHC), an ...
    - EurekAlert,

    Bulls' deal with Curry on hold without test Sep 25, 2005
    Minneapolis. The test could reveal whether Curry is afflicted with or susceptible to developing hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Deaths ...
    - South Bend Tribune,

    Dozens die from it, but don't know it Sep 18, 2005
    ...“I just hope I don't have the thing they're testing for,� says Spencer, “the cardiac stuff.�. That stuff, is Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, or HCM. ...
    - KBSD,

    Bulls' demand for DNA about wrong, rights Sep 29, 2005
    ...anyway? If the test shows a predisposition toward hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which could be deadly, then his career is over. If ...
    - Chicago Sun-Times,

    Union: Curry not obligated to take test Sep 27, 2005
    Barry Maron was the first to suggest that Curry undergo a DNA test to see if he was genetically disposed to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a potentially fatal ...
    - Chicago Sun-Times,

    Death of basketball star a second blow for football team Sep 28, 2005
    Umeh, a recruit from Klein Forest High School in Houston, was pronounced dead after an autopsy listed hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or an enlarged heart, as the ...
    - Tucson Citizen,

    BIG HEART CAN BE BIG TROUBLE Sep 5, 2005
    DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My sister has just been diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. ... JS. ANSWER: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a big, muscular heart. ...
    - Charlotte Sun-Herald,

    Cline's return helps boost Glenn Sep 20, 2005
    Dickie Cline said that the doctor told Matt he could have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy - a condition that thickens the walls of the heart, prevents blood flow ...
    - Winston-Salem Journal,

    Lisa Salberg: A voice for users of heart devices Sep 15, 2005
    NJ, has spent much of her adult life as a patient advocate for those suffering from the disease she has battled for 25 years, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. ...
    - Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),

    ESPN looks at Herrion case Sep 17, 2005
    ...report, issued by the Denver County coroner's office, the four cardiologists concluded from the report that Herrion had a hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), an ...
    - San Francisco Chronicle,

    Health Briefs Sep 19, 2005
    ...members, athletic coaches and emergency medical personnel are invited to a free educational session on Long QT Syndrome; hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or HCM ...
    - Fort Wayne News Sentinel,

    Heart defect caused soccer player's death Sep 15, 2005
    An autopsy showed Slater had a condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which causes a thickening of the heart muscle and can result in sudden death. ...
    - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,

    Training is the key to endurance running Sep 19, 2005
    Some can have an undiagnosed condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which is a pathological thickening of the heart muscle. ...
    - The Herald,

    Paxson not pushing for Curry swap Sep 8, 2005
    Paxson also indicated the Bulls again will ask Curry to undergo genetic testing to determine if he is predisposed to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a potentially ...
    - Chicago Tribune,

    Weight a factor in player's death Sep 7, 2005
    20, they figured the culprit probably was hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the most common cause of sudden death in young athletes and the one that struck down ...
    - Sacramento Bee,

    Jayhawk QB Meier cleared Sep 7, 2005
    Just prior to the 2000 football season, Kansas State lost a player, Anthony Bates, to an undetected heart condition, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. ...
    - Topeka Capital Journal (subscription),

    The intriguing problem of arrhythmias in competitive athletes Sep 5, 2005
    ...during physical activity, changes in lipid methabolism, systemic and cardiac thromboembolic events, progressive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy associated with ...
    - Medical News Today (press release),

    Dominic's dad, Barry O'Loughlin . . . 'People have been very ... Sep 9, 2005
    His parents Barry and Fiona had no idea he was suffering from the condition hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or that by taking such an active part in sport he could ...
    - Brighouse Echo,

    Stories for my fellow citizens, Happy Merdeka Aug 29, 2005
    His father, a 61-year-old taxi driver, was recently diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, an irreversible heart condition that ultimately results in ...
    - Malaysia Kini,

    15 years after Gathers, another basketball player dies at LMU30 Jul 2005
    Freeman Marina Hospital. Gathers suffered from a heart condition, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, that caused his death. "One of the ...
    - Daily Breeze

    Family seeks answers in basketball player's death30 Jul 2005
    Gathers, 23, who collapsed during a West Coast Conference tournament game against Portland, was found to have had hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a thickening of ...
    - Buffalo News

    CAMP BRIGHTENS KIDS' DARK DAYS30 Jul 2005
    Sarah, who was 12, died of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a congenital heart defect. "She was my best friend," Kat said. "I wish she hadn't died.". ...
    - Fort Worth Star Telegram

    Heart HealthJul 28, 2005
    Dr. Zipes: Certain types of cardiomyopathies, such as the kind your husband has (which is probably hypertrophic cardiomyopathy), can cause cardiac arrest. ...
    - Saturday Evening Post

    Athletes still dying on the playing fieldJul 27, 2005
    ...loved one. Louis' death was attributed to an undetected congenital heart condition known as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. A medical ...
    - Advance of Bucks County

    Comparison of Contrast-Enhanced MRI with Iodine-123 BMIPP for ...Jul 21, 2005
    ...this study was to compare contrast-enhanced MRI with dual-radionuclide SPECT for the detection of myocardial damage associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ...
    - Am J Roentgenology (subscription)

    Warning issued on pacemakersJul 19, 2005
    Guidant has killed their name," said Lisa Salberg, president and founder of the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association, a patient-advocacy group. ...
    - Seattle Times

    Getting new lease on lifeJul 22, 2005
    ...“Sometimes it gets really irritating,� said Susan Clingaman Youngblood, 40, who has inherited a disease called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. ...
    - Fort Wayne News Sentinel

    Heart Device Maker Stayed Silent on Defects, Critics ClaimJul 20, 2005
    Four years earlier, those doctors had helped treat the teenaged Oukrop for a dangerously enlarged heart, a condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. ...
    - Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription)

    Cardiologist hunts down dangers to the heartJul 23, 2005
    After he blacked out several times, doctors found the problem: the wall of his heart was unusually thick, a condition known as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. ...
    - Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription)

    Turiaf's big heart could jeopardize NBA careerJul 26, 2005
    This is not the heart disease that killed Loyola Marymount's Hank Gathers (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a thickening of the heart wall), nor the problem that ...
    - Inside Bay Area

    Turiaf:'I Guess I Have Too Big of a Heart'Jul 23, 2005
    The two most common factors that lead to sudden cardiac deaths are hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or an enlargement of the heart muscle; and Marfan's syndrome ...
    - Bremerton Sun

    Guidant issues pacemaker warningJul 19, 2005
    ..."They have a lot of trouble to fix," said Lisa Salberg, president and founder of the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association, a patient advocacy group. ...
    - Cincinnati Post

    Push made to screen young athletes’ heartsJul 24, 2005
    An autopsy showed that the 20-year-old suffered from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a cardiac defect that makes vigorous physical activity dangerous but is ...
    - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

    Ticker shockJul 3, 2005
    The nurse was right: The cardiac defect that killed the boy -- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy -- is detectable and treatable. And it runs in families. ...
    - Chicago Sun-Times

    Curry's health limits his dealJul 19, 2005
    Specialists the Bulls consulted did not clear Curry to play and at least one recommended a DNA test to rule out hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a life-threatening ...
    - Chicago Tribune

    NBA's company won't insure Curry's heartJul 19, 2005
    ...one wanted Curry to submit to a DNA test that might have helped determine the possibility of Curry suffering hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which contributed to ...
    - Chicago Sun-Times

    Insurance issues dog CurryJul 15, 2005
    ...did not clear Curry and at least one requested Curry undergo a test to determine if he is genetically disposed to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which can be ...
    - Chicago Tribune

    Curry seeks insurance as agent vows he'll playJul 22, 2005
    ...test, which the Bulls' doctors apparently felt was needed to rule out whether he is genetically predisposed to suffer hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a condition ...
    - Chicago Sun-Times

    Jonathan Daniel/Getty ImagesJul 20, 2005
    Bulls doctors wanted Curry to take a DNA test to rule out the possibility of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a potentially fatal condition that led to the on ...
    - CNN/SI

    Defibrillator industry accelerating the pace of changeJul 17, 2005
    ...revealed to patients, said Lisa Salberg, a defibrillator user who is president of a patient advocacy group called Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association, with ...
    - Indianapolis Star

    Prison equipped for health issuesJul 14, 2005
    ...disease. "It's a very sad disease," said Carpenter, 25, of Magee, diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy when she was 11. Carpenter ...
    - Jackson Clarion Ledger

    Researchers investigate athlete deathsJul 17, 2005
    As many as one in three deaths are attributed to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, an excessive thickening of the heart muscle, according to a 2003 study by Barry ...
    - Columbia Missourian

    TechSpin: BellSouth SimplifiesJul 19, 2005
    Guidant has killed their name,� said Lisa Salberg, president of the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association, a patient advocacy group. ...
    - Red Herring

    Bankole ready to take Nelson's placeJul 22, 2005
    ...in the Young). Scott's career ended abruptly when doctors confirmed he had a hypertrophic cardiomyopathy condition. He made 143 ...
    - Richmond and Twickenham Times

    Monitor for cat's heart may offer helpful cluesJul 15, 2005
    ...by arrhythmia. Does this make sense? A. Unfortunately, Merlin has a form of feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. In Merlin's case ...
    - DesMoinesRegister.com

    Call for heart check clinicJul 14, 2005
    Richard, aged 55, from Bilton, in Rugby, who has hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, is a member of the Rugby Patient and Public Involvement Forum. ...
    - ic Coventry

    Are Black Athlete Deaths Underreported? A Minnesota Research Team ...Jul 1, 2005
    Dr. Maron is a leading authority on Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), which is widely considered to be the leading cause of sudden death in athletes. ...
    - BlackAthlete.net

    New Book Explores How Hidden Heart Risk Needlessly Claims Young ...Jul 12, 2005
    Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (a congenital heart defect) involves a thickening of the heart muscle affecting the heart’s ability to pump. ...
    - Emediawire

    8-month-old, doing well after heart surgery, may not require ...Jul 3, 2005
    Daniel was born with infantile hypertrophic cardiomyopathy -- an enlargement of his heart that causes major and lethal blockage in one of its chambers, doctors ...
    - Shreveport Times




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