Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)
Academic Term
Fall 2014
Document Type
Project
Course Number
NURS 5330
Course Name
Advanced Patrhophysiology
Professor’s Name
John D. Chovan, James R. Cacchillo
Keywords
Heart Disease, Treatment, Hereditary Diseases
Subject Categories
Cardiovascular Diseases | Medical Pathology | Nursing
Abstract
Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy or HOCM, is a genetic disease that is described as hypertrophy or enlargement of the left ventricle which obstructs the blood flow to the body (Yue-Cheng et al., 2012). HOCM is a disease that cannot be cure, but can be treated. One of the main goals of treatment is to focus on treating the symptoms. HOCM can be asymptomatic or symptomatic and can cause some major complications. Some of the complications of HOCM are arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death, “which is defined as natural death to due cardiac causes, heralded by abrupt loss of consciousness within one hour of the onset of acute symptoms” (Spiritio et al, 2009, p. 1704).
Recommended Citation
Branson, Tiffany, "Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy" (2014). Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN). 47.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/stu_msn/47