The HCM Journey

Medications

HCM has many treatment options that may be considered.  Each patient will need to evaluate what is in their best interest both short-term and long-term before engaging in treatment for HCM.


One of the primary missions of the HCMA is to increase the number of, and access to, healthcare professionals providing evidence-based treatment of HCM. 




Explore Medications

  • Beta Blockers

    Beta blockers are drugs that make your heart beat slower and with less force.
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  • Calcium Channel Blockers

    Calcium channel blockers (CCBs) are used extensively in HCM patients to lower blood pressure, and sometimes to slow the heart rate as well.
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  • Diuretics

    Diuretics ("water pills") are used to help the kidneys get rid of unneeded water and salt.
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  • Antiarrhythmics

    Antiarrhythmic drugs are used to try to restore normal rhythm in the heart.
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  • Blood Thinners

    Blood thinners (anticoagulants) make it harder for blood to clot. They are used in HCM mainly to reduce the danger of stroke among those with atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, or artificial valves.
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  • Antibiotics

    Antibiotics are antimicrobial medications, used against infections.
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  • Sodium Channel Blockers

    Sodium channel blockers inhibit the movement of sodium into cells. In HCM, they have several different uses.

    Sodium channel blockers were mainly developed as antiarrhythmics. Some were developed as local anesthetics. Two of these drugs play an important role in treating HCM patients.
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  • Myosin Inhibitors

    Myosin inhibitors are drugs that make the heart beat with less force.
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