Faces of HCM

Hi, my name is Abbey Cannon and here is a glimpse into my heart journey. As a child, I did not have any heart…

Adam Wodon was aware of heart disease in his family but had always attributed it to their lifestyle choices (smoking, diet, alcohol, etc.).

I could have been diagnosed with HCM at age 35, but they missed it – my allergist heard an unusual sound in my heart…

My HCM Journey technically started at birth. As a baby, I was pretty fussy, didn’t like people to hold me, and slept irregularly. My…

“Anthony’s Heart” – Told by his mother, Angela DiPrinzio

Like many others, Abbigayle and Anthony were a “Covid Couple” falling in love and starting a family in the middle of an international pandemic.…

Armonnie (Monnie) is a 13-year-old boy from Canton, Ohio, diagnosed with a heart murmur at birth. He was born prematurely (at 30 weeks) in…

Ashley is a mother of two, wife and attorney who lives in Baltimore, Maryland. As a child, she was fairly active, and her family…

Bill had always been involved in competitive sports, including weightlifting and participating in numerous 5k and 10k runs. When Bill began experiencing shortness of…

Brian Blakely is a 39-year-old man from Salisbury, Maryland. He was diagnosed with HCM at the age of 21, just as he was finishing…

A MOTHER’S CAUTIONARY TALE – HCM MUST BE TAKEN SERIOUSLYKatie’s family has a history of heart problems and there is even a name for…

It is with sadness that we announce that Caroline Rosenstone, an HCMA Lifetime Member and friend to many in the HCM community, passed away…

My HCM story started when I was 24. I had just given birth to my son, and the doctors had discovered he had a…

Claude P. Brady (Age 84) A long-time resident of Arlington, VA passed away peacefully on January 25, 2022.Claude exceeded all expectations by living a…

My name is Cole and I am 25 years old from rural Pennsylvania. I grew up with a single mother as my father passed…

As a young child, Collin was involved in many sports activities. When he was 13, Collin began complaining of chest pains during physical exertion.

I knew for many years that some form of cardiovascular disease ran in my family since my dad died at 60 shortly after my…

Dawn Levitt grew up without any knowledge of heart disease in her family. Several relatives of both of her parents passed away in early…

My HCM journey began on January 4, 2014 but my diagnosis of HCM took 2 more years. I was getting ready to head to…

Deborah was diagnosed with nonobstructive HCM in February 2020 at the age of 28 during a yearly checkup when her doctor heard a heart…

I was asked by a pulmonologist, “Has anyone ever told you that you have a REALLY pronounced heart murmur?”

77 years old when diagnosed and now more active at 80 with COE care and Camzyos

Derek Armstead Sr. was visiting his fiancé’s sister’s house in Virginia Beach, Virginia with his fiancé, Jasmine, her then 6 year-old daughter, Peyton, and…

On October 30th, 2015 at the age of 49, I was on my way to a meeting at the police department (I’m a police…