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Rhythm & Remodeling:
Comprehensive HCM Education

The HCM Learning Center provides healthcare professionals with evidence-based, practical learning.

Your Comprehensive Hub for Excellence in HCM Health Education

The Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) Learning Center is dedicated to advancing knowledge, competence, and clinical excellence in the care of patients with HCM.

HCM Disease Statistics

Key prevalence and clinical characteristics of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.

1:500

adults affected by HCM per echocardiographic studies; estimated to be closer to 1:200.

Echocardiographic Studies
60%

of HCM patients have a known gene mutation of the sarcomere or sarcomere-related genes.

Genetic Studies
25%

morphologic abnormalities found in first-degree relatives of patients with HCM.

Family Studies
50%

of individuals with HCM may not experience any symptoms or only have mild symptoms.

Clinical Studies
#1

cause of sudden cardiac death in persons less than 35 years of age.

Cardiology Research

Expert Faculty & Steering Committee

Leading HCM clinicians and researchers guiding the Learning Center’s educational vision.

Elena Arbelo

Elena Arbelo

Electrophysiologist

MD, PhD

Hospital Clínic de Barcelona

Roberto Barriales-Villa

Roberto Barriales-Villa

MD

Coruna University Hospital Complex, Coruna, Spain

Milind Y. Desai

Milind Y. Desai

Haslam Family Endowed Chair

MD, MBA

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center, Cleveland Clinic

Marc Dweck

Marc Dweck

Professor of Clinical Cardiology, Vice-President European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging

BSc, MBChB, PhD, FRCP, FRSE

University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

Iacopo Olivotto

Iacopo Olivotto

Professor & Head of Cardiomopathy Unit

MD

Careggi University Hospital & Meyer Children's Hospital, Florence

Tomaž Podlesnikar

Tomaž Podlesnikar

Assistant Professor, Chair of the Working Group for Cardiovascular Imaging, Slovenian Society of Cardiology

MD, PhD

University Medical Centre Maribor; University Medical Centre Ljubljana; University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia

Jeanette Schulz-Menger

Jeanette Schulz-Menger

MD

Charité Campus Buch, University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Resource Center

Curated links to HCM guidelines, genetic testing resources, diagnostic imaging protocols, and patient care tools.