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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: What's All the HYPE?

Theodore Abraham, MD, discusses hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a genetic heart disease in which the myocardium becomes abnormally thick. Dr. Abraham outlines the roles of imaging, medical and surgical therapies in diagnosing and treating the condition.


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September 21, 2018

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UCSF MedConnection

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Theodore Abraham, MD

Theodore Abraham, MD

Cardiologist, Co-director, UCSF Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center of Excellence, Director, UCSF Adult Cardiac Echocardiography Laboratory

Theodore Abraham, MD, is a cardiologist who treats adults with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a condition that causes heart muscle to thicken so that the heart has to work harder than it should.

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