The findings could have an impact on the tests and measurements that physicians rely on to diagnose and
treat two heart conditions:
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, in which the heart muscle becomes abnormally thick, and non-ischemic dilated
cardiomyopathy, in which the heart's ability to pump blood decreases as the organ's main pumping chamber, the left ventricle, is enlarged and its muscle thinned.