,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #cje  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #h1 #bjbe,mr4  
,la,hood submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,,resolution  ,express+      
support = ! designation ( ! f\r?        
,w$nesday ( ,febru>y z ,hyp]trophic     
,c>diomyopa?y ,aw>5ess ,day4  ,:]eas    
hyp]trophic c>diomyopa?y 7,,hcm7 is a   
*ronic c>diac disease involv+ ?ick5+ ( !
 he>t muscle & c pot5tially lead to     
debilitat+ symptoms & s]i\s             
complications includ+ he>t failure1     
atrial fibrillation1 /roke1 & 9 r>e     
cases sudd5 c>diac dea?2 ,:]eas ,,hcm is
 ! mo/ common inh]itable he>t disease & 
c affect anyone reg>dless ( age1 g5d]1  
or e?nicity ) a report$ preval5ce rang+ 
f #a 9 #bjj to #a 9 #ejj 9 ! g5]al      
population2 ,:]eas an e/imat$ #gjj1jjj  
to #a1fej1jjj p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates h     
,,hcm1 yet #he p]c5t ( !m may rema9     
undiagnos$2 ,:]eas ,,hcm %>es symptoms )
 o!r common c>diovascul> & pulmon>y     

diseases1 su* z %ortness ( brea?1 *e/   
pa91 fatigue1 palpitations1 & fa9t+1    
mak+ x difficult to di/+ui% ,,hcm f ^!  
o!r diseases2 ,:]eas1 :5 untreat$1      
all-cause mortality risk is #c to #d    
times high] 9 pati5ts ) ,,hcm ?an t ( ! 
g5]al population2 ,:]eas kn[+ "o's      
m$ical hi/ory & any signs & symptoms (  
,,hcm is an important fir/ /ep 9 receiv+
 an accurate diagnosis ( ,,hcm2 ,:]eas a
 heal? c>e provid] mu/ conduct ?or\gh   
scre5+ ) c>diac heal? que/ions to help  
id5tify a risk ( c>diac disord]s1 bo?   
g5etic & cong5ital2 ,:]eas a heal? c>e  
provid] may conduct sev]al te/s1 includ+
 an e*oc>diogram1 a c>diac ,,mri1 or    
g5etic te/+ to confirm a family hi/ory (
 ,,hcm1 & mu/ exam9e ! he>t to diagnose 
,,hcm2 ,:]eas1 foll[+ a diagnosis (     
,,hcm1 x is important = pati5ts to "w ) 
_! heal? c>e provid] to le>n m ab\t _!  
disease & und]/& diff]5t managem5t      
options1 includ+ prescription m$ic9es & 
surgical treatm5t options t may help2 & 
,:]eas ,hyp]trophic ,c>diomyopa?y       

,aw>5ess ,day is expect$ to be obs]v$ 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates = ye>s to come1 provid+ 
hope & in=mation = pati5ts1 c>egiv]s1 & 
families ar\nd ! c\ntry3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be 
x ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7   
supports ! designation ( ,hyp]trophic   
,c>diomyopa?y ,aw>5ess ,day2  7#b7      
ackn[l$ges ! critical importance (      
hyp]trophic c>diomyopa?y aw>5ess to     
improve c>diovascul> heal?2 &  7#c7     
recognizes ! ne$ to raise public aw>5ess
 ( ! consequ5ces ( undiagnos$ & untreat$
 hyp]trophic c>diomyopa?y & urges all   
,am]icans to seek appropriate c>e4