Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Putting Diagnosis into Practice Video

Cardiovascular medicine is evolving rapidly and decision-making is becoming more complex. Sometimes, even the best scientific evidence cannot address the ambiguities in clinical presentation and responses to treatment. This is especially true in the clinical course of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or HCM. Healthcare providers’ limited knowledge of HCM juxtaposed with the nature of risk stratification in disease posits shared decision-making as nearly mandatory in provider-patient interactions.

What symptoms and test results might lead you to an HCM diagnosis? Learn how to differentiate HCM from other cardiovascular issues in this case-based discussion between two providers, Deatrah Dubose, APN and Carol Patrick, ACNP-BC, CCRN, NEA-BC, MS, RNFA.