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==Symptoms==
==Symptoms==
*[[Chest pain]] (sometimes known as ''[[Angina pectoris|angina]]'')
*[[Chest pain]] (sometimes known as ''[[Angina pectoris|angina]]'')
*[[Congestive heart failure]] symptoms including [[exercise intolerance]] and [[dyspnea]].
*[[Dizziness]]
*[[Dizziness]]
*[[Dyspnea]] ([[shortness of breath]]) which is due to increased stiffness of the [[hypertrophied left ventricle]]. This [[hypertrophy of the left ventricle]] impairs filling of the left ventricle and leads to elevated filling pressure in the [[left ventricle]] and the [[left atrium]]. Symptoms are not closely related to the presence or severity of a the left ventricular outflow tract gradient.
*[[Dyspnea]] ([[shortness of breath]]) which is due to increased stiffness of the [[hypertrophied left ventricle]]. This [[hypertrophy of the left ventricle]] impairs filling of the left ventricle and leads to elevated filling pressure in the [[left ventricle]] and the [[left atrium]]. Symptoms are not closely related to the presence or severity of a the left ventricular outflow tract gradient.
*[[Exercise intolerance]]
*[[Fainting]] or [[syncope]], especially during exercise
*[[Fainting]] or [[syncope]], especially during exercise
*[[Fatigue]]  
*[[Fatigue]]  
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*[[Shortness of breath]] when lying down ([[orthopnea]])
*[[Shortness of breath]] when lying down ([[orthopnea]])
*[[Sudden cardiac death]]
*[[Sudden cardiac death]]


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 00:28, 13 August 2011

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Overview

The symptoms associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy are quite variable and range from no symptoms, to the development of heart failure, to the occurrence of sudden cardiac death. The symptoms may vary tremendously from individual even within a family. The timing of symptom onset is quite variable as well and may range from infancy to adulthood.

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