Are Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Exercise Restrictions Necessary?

At the 36th Bethesda Conference in 2005, a panel of cardiology experts developed guidelines restricting exercise for people with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with the aim of reducing sudden cardiac death. Now, more recent evidence indicates that these restrictions probably didn’t reduce death rates and may have caused secondary problems associated with inactivity. If you have HCM […]