Who is affected by hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the most common genetic cardiovascular disease. An estimated 1 in 500 adults have this condition. It often develops early in life, from the teens through the mid-30s.1 Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy may be more common than previously thought in people older than age 60, and some doctors encourage more frequent testing of this age group. References Citations • Ommen SR, et al. (2008). Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. In V Fuster et al., eds., Hurst’s the Heart, 12th ed., pp. 822–850. New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.
