Dr. Steve Ommen, cardiologist and medical director of the Mayo Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, said the disease is not gender-selective and has no ethnic or geographic hotspots.
"I found out that I am the culprit. I am the one who carries the gene" said Juanea."I was really confused and in a state of shock. I grew up active as well and never had symptoms or noted to have heart problems."Baylor guard Jared Butler cuts down the net after the championship game against Gonzaga in the men's Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Monday, April 5, 2021, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
"Every athlete [with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy] doesn't need to give up what they're doing," said Mital."Having the disease means you are going to be followed medically to make sure we can prevent heart failure and death. In fact, we now know that patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy can live a long, healthy life without any complications.
He's more concerned about the 85% of the patients -- assuming 1 in 500 Americans have the condition -- who are living undiagnosed. To raise awareness, Butler and his mom decided toUtah Jazz guard Jared Butler dribbles the ball against Toronto Raptors guard Malachi Flynn in the fourth quarter at Vivint Arena on Nov. 18, 2021 in Salt Lake City.
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