NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - We've all heard the tragic tales of teens and young adults suddenly collapsing and dying while playing sports. It's often from a rare heart condition, even though the young ...

Nearly nine in ten cases of sudden cardiac death (SCD) due to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in young people are preceded by symptoms, ECG abnormalities or a positive family history, according to a ...

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, also known as HCM, is the most common genetic heart condition and can affect the heart’s structure and function, causing the walls of the heart muscle to thicken and ...

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is an inherited heart condition that causes sudden death, especially in young athletes. HCM often results from a mutation in myosin protein, a “molecular motor” that ...

MyoKardia, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering a precision medicine approach for the treatment of heritable cardiovascular diseases, today announced the publication of an ...