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Question

GUARANTEED LIFE SAVER IF ABLE TOHELP ME WITH AT LEAST ONE OF THE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.
1.
a. Whathappens to the ventricular walls of someone with hypertrophiccardiomyopathy?
(Hint: consider the prefix hyper-whatdoes it mean when used to describe a person?)
b. How wouldthis disease affect the heart’s ability to pump bloodefficiently?
2.
Why is a blood test important when diagnosing a heartattack?
GUARANTEED LIFE SAVER IF ABLE TOHELP ME WITH AT LEAST ONE OF THE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.
1.
a. Whathappens to the ventricular walls of someone with hypertrophiccardiomyopathy?
(Hint: consider the prefix hyper-whatdoes it mean when used to describe a person?)
b. How wouldthis disease affect the heart’s ability to pump bloodefficiently?
2.
Why is a blood test important when diagnosing a heartattack?

Explanation / Answer

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a condition in which theheart muscle becomes thick. The thickening makes it harder forblood to leave the heart, forcing the heart to work harder to pumpblood. Blood tests may be done to rule out other possiblediseases.