|Articles|March 5, 2008

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Rare in Elite Athletes

New research suggests that routine echocardiographic screening of elite athletes to detect hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) may not be warranted, as HCM is extremely rare in this population, according to an article published in the March 11 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

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