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Tag Holosystolic murmur
CCC Critical Care compendium 340

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is one of the most common inherited cardiac disorders (affecting ~ 1 in 500 people) and is the number one cause of sudden cardiac death in young athletes. Annual mortality is estimated at 1-2 %.