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Treatment
Life
quality in asymptomatic patients may continue actively. However, certain
precautions should be taken: Athletes in particular should be diagnosed
and monitored carefully since the fundamental condition cannot be cured.
Antibiotic prophylaxis is advised for dental surgery. Secondary symptoms
may be treated with drug therapy:
Beta-blockers:
to slow the heart and reduce the force of contraction
(To relieve breathlessness, chest pain, palpation)
Calcium Antagonists: Improves
the filling of the heart, relieves symptoms as with beta-blockers.
Anti-Arrhythmic drugs
Diuretics
Surgical
intervention may be considered in the pediatric population and in patients
with severe degree of HCM.
Pacemakers and automatic implantable defibrillators may be considered.
Alcohol
Septal Ablation is a new treatment that is showing promising results. (See
http://www.hcma-heart.com/treatment.html
to learn more about this)
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