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Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
New HCM Guidelines
Guest: Steve R. Ommen, M.D. (@SteveOmmen)
Host: Kyle W. Klarich, M.D. (@KyleWKlarich)
The distinguished chair of the writing committee for the AHA/ACC 2020 hypertrophic cardiomyopathy guidelines discusses key points in the evolution of guidelines since 2011.
Joining us today to discuss current hypertrophic cardiomyopathy guidelines is Steve R. Ommen, M.D., a cardiologist and the director of the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Clinic at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
Specific topics discussed:
- Major changes to the guidelines
- Importance of allowing patients to participate in informed decisions related to their care
- Advocating for the role of comprehensive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy centers
- Clarification of screening of children and adolescents
- Risk stratification for sudden cardiac death
- Emerging implications for use of septal reduction therapies
- Healthy lifestyles and exercise risks and benefits
- Guidelines accessibility on American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association apps
- Concept of shared decision making and incorporation of the risk calculator into conversation with the patient
- Revisions to risk factors for sudden cardiac death
- Discrepancies with 2014-2015 European Society of Cardiology guidelines
- Partnership and teamwork between comprehensive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy centers and non-center-based cardiologists
- Guidelines for screening of adolescents
- Recommendations for active healthy lifestyles and competitive athletes
- Cautions regarding patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy who develop atrial fibrillation
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