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La cardiomiopatía hipertrófica consiste en el aumento del tamaño de los músculos que forman el corazón. Este aumento puede interferir con el funcionamiento normal del corazón al:

• estrechar la salida del ventrículo
• reducir la capacidad del corazón para relajarse y llenarse de sangre durante la fase de relajación
• reducir la capacidad de las válvulas cardíacas para funcionar apropiadamente

Cualquier situación que aumente la contracción o frecuencia de la contracción del músculo cardíaco puede agravar estos síntomas.

• Fecha de revisión: 7/17/2006
• Versión en inglés revisada por: Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH, Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
• Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.

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