The August 16, 2018 online version of the New England Journal of Medicine contains an broad overview of the current state of clinical knowledge and treatment of HCM written by HCM expert Dr. Barry Maron.  It is entitled “Clinical Course and Management of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.” 

Dr. Maron discusses the many advances that have been made in the diagnosis and treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy since it was first described 55 years ago, noting that life expectancy and qualify of life have dramatically improved in this period of time.  According to Dr. Maron, the contemporary management paradigm for HCM have reduced “the risk of adverse cardiovascular events and death to levels below the levels among patients with other cardiac or non-cardiac disorders.”