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The clients’ statement ‘I report episodes of dizziness or fainting’ shows that the client understands their condition.
What is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a condition wherein the muscles of the heart become abnormally thick (hypertrophied). This condition makes it difficult for the heart to pump blood. Most often, it goes undiagnosed. The reason for this is that many people with the condition often have few, if any at all, symptoms.
In a few people with HCM, however, the thickened heart muscles can cause shortness of breath, chest pain/ changes in the heart's electrical system that may result in irregular life-threatening heart rhythms (arrhythmias) or even sudden death.
Symptoms of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy may include one/more of :
- Chest pain (during exercise especially)
- Fainting (during or after exertion/ exercise, especially)
- Heart murmur
- Palpitations of the heart
- Shortness of breath (during exercise, especially)
HCM is often cause by changes in genes (gene mutations) that can thicken the heart muscles. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy usualy affects the muscular wall (septum) between the two bottom chambers of the heart, i.e., ventricles. The thick walls may block flow of blood out of the heart. This is known as obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
People with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy can also have a rearrangement of heart muscle cells, i.e., myofiber disarray. In some people, this can trigger arrhythmias.
So, the clients’ statement ‘I should report episodes of dizziness or fainting’ shows that the client understands their condition.
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