title: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a clinical and genetic update.
abstract: This article presents an overview of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and the associated clinical findings, treatment, and management for nurse practitioners. Topics include an overview of the condition, major and minor criteria for diagnosis, clinical course and pathophysiology, genetic inheritance and testing, and dysrhythmias associated with HCM.
authors.affiliation: Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, N.Y., USA.
authors.forename: Kathleen T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Hickey
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rezzadeh
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners