Sentences with phrase «primarily hypertrophic cardiomyopathy»

The vast majority of heart disease in adult cats is caused by cardiomyopathy (heart muscle disease), primarily hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).

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Diseases that primarily affect the left side of the heart (e.g. degenerative valve disease, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, dilated cardiomyopathy, patent ductus arteriosus) may, depending on severity, result in poor forward flow of blood into the systemic circulation and subsequently may lead to a build - up of blood volume and / or pressure within the left atrium, which may expand and enlarge over time to compensate.