Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Treatment
Treatment for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy may include:
Regular exercise
program
Beta-blockers
for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Atenolol
(
Tenormin
)
Sotalol
(
Betapace
)
Propranolol
(
Inderal
)
Metoprolol
(
Lopressor
,
Toprol
)
Calcium channel blockers
for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Verapamil
(
Isoptin
,
Calan
,
Verelan
,
Covera-HS
)
Nesiritide
(
Natrecor
)
Pacemaker
therapy for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Surgery for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy :
To improve blood flow through the heart
Heart-lung transplant for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
For those who have
pulmonary hypertension
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy clinical trials
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Last Updated: Mar 20, 2009
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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy References:
Abbas AE, Brewington SD, Dixon SR, Grines CL, O'Neill WW. Alcohol septal ablation for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. J Interv Cardiol. 2005 Jun;18(3):155-62.
Frias PA. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia in young patients. Semin Pediatr Neurol. 2005 Mar;12(1):25-31.
Maron BJ. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a systematic review. JAMA. 2002 Mar 13;287(10):1308-20.
Sherrid MV, Barac I, McKenna WJ, Elliott PM, Dickie S, Chojnowska L, Casey S, Maron BJ. Multicenter study of the efficacy and safety of disopyramide in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2005 Apr 19;45(8):1251-8.
