Has anyone ever heard of a person's heart beating so forcefully that the walls nearly touch in the absence of hypertrophy? My daughter was born with HCM nearly two years ago. As a result, everyone in my family got screened, and my sister was told she also had HCM. (I do not, oddly enough.) She sought a second opinion and upon more thorough testing was told yesterday that her heart walls and septum are of normal thickness but that her heart beats so forcefully that the walls nearly touch. She had an EKG, regular echo, stress echo and is now on a two week holter monitor. She's been having some pretty severe dizziness and tunnel vision at times. We had an uncle who had HCM and died suddenly about three years ago at the age of 46. (My sister is 34.) Other than that, all other family members have had normal echos -- and lots have been tested since my daughter was born.
Has anyone ever encountered this? Any suggestions on anything else we should be doing?
Thanks!
Lisa
Has anyone ever encountered this? Any suggestions on anything else we should be doing?
Thanks!
Lisa
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