https://www.wittekfoundation.org/home daily 1.0 2023-02-20 https://www.wittekfoundation.org/about-us daily 0.75 2023-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/608ea96da75c3677fd3def82/4f3221d2-3168-40d2-9fd9-e109162a39ca/IMG_0005.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/608ea96da75c3677fd3def82/1622723200882-XCVHLOAAWK4P1YF32OZK/Sam+Blumenstyk+headshot+2.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/608ea96da75c3677fd3def82/1621346556567-ZBW80CF2761L9N555FBP/Pam+blueprint+pix.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/608ea96da75c3677fd3def82/1622722552738-RRG5OX1Y98IWEN6LR4SC/Pamela+Goldstein+2+headshot.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/608ea96da75c3677fd3def82/1ba6b12c-82e1-470c-8bf2-857ab4fb877f/Sharlene+Day+jpg.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/608ea96da75c3677fd3def82/96c4d72b-8914-49cf-8771-006f9f1cae8f/IMG_6606.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/608ea96da75c3677fd3def82/2062faa8-92da-4499-b3a0-70622f07f18f/Christine+Seidman+MD.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/608ea96da75c3677fd3def82/e0e53705-ffee-495a-bd25-0e87a606d671/Jil+Tardiff.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/608ea96da75c3677fd3def82/dd2f8ee1-a830-4340-b690-85fce57592af/Elizabeth+McNally.jpeg https://www.wittekfoundation.org/2022-annual-conference daily 0.75 2023-12-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/608ea96da75c3677fd3def82/0edd3128-74ee-4c1c-8db7-c895e6b7fb2e/FFC41E8C-4532-4341-B99C-0576F85A8D66_1_201_a.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/608ea96da75c3677fd3def82/82ee9271-6346-4445-a6a7-76c5dd849e9a/23EE2A86-D955-44A7-B881-7FA24D841AB1_1_201_a.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/608ea96da75c3677fd3def82/01d03f2d-e236-43e6-9d7c-2c209642c78c/759DABFB-8A8E-4FAA-A8B6-73B90D6CF0CD_1_201_a.jpeg https://www.wittekfoundation.org/what-is-hcm daily 0.75 2023-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/608ea96da75c3677fd3def82/1621856621855-I1XYDQOB73UD384FERTD/IMG_0001.jpg What is HCM? - What is HCM? Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) is defined as an otherwise unexplained thickening of the walls of the heart, known as hypertrophy. The thickened heart muscle can make pumping blood more difficult, and lead to chest pain, shortness of breath, fainting, and heart palpitations. The most serious potential effect of HCM is sudden cardiac death. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/608ea96da75c3677fd3def82/1621856660030-QX9OZ1WNXBCBMSSJFQQO/IMG_0011.jpg What is HCM? - Who has HCM? Overall, HCM affects an estimated one in every 500 Americans. Causes of HCM include high blood pressure or congestive heart failure, and can also be due to inherited genetic mutations (“genetic HCM”) of the cardiac muscle that result in excessive cardiac muscle contraction. There are thousands of unique gene mutations in over 30 currently identified genes related to heart muscle function that can cause HCM. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/608ea96da75c3677fd3def82/1621196810357-4Q6UG2YGKX1F4XM9SDNF/sam-moqadam-2rrsfMN4hn8-unsplash.jpg What is HCM? - Is there a cure for HCM? Unfortunately, not at the moment, other than heart transplant. The current treatments for HCM treat some of the symptoms but do not actually cure the patient. That is why the Wittek Foundation is dedicated to finding a cure for HCM. https://www.wittekfoundation.org/contact-us daily 0.75 2021-05-24 https://www.wittekfoundation.org/donate daily 0.75 2022-03-09 https://www.wittekfoundation.org/2023-annual-conference daily 0.75 2023-12-27 https://www.wittekfoundation.org/2023conferenceagenda daily 0.75 2023-12-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/608ea96da75c3677fd3def82/52593544-973b-453c-aba4-4e7275173db3/2023.11.11_FullAgenda_Cropped.png