Meet Your Health Care Team
Ideally, you will work with a highly skilled multidisciplinary team that includes these and other professionals:
Cardiac surgeon: a heart surgeon who specializes in the surgical care of conditions and diseases of the heart and blood vessels
Cardiologist: a doctor who has special training to diagnose and treat diseases of the heart and blood vessels
Electrophysiologist: a cardiologist who specializes in irregular heart rhythms, also known as arrhythmias
Genetic counselor: a licensed professional who can explain the genetic conditions that may have contributed to your HCM diagnosis and how these test results may affect your family members
HCM specialist: a cardiologist with experience treating HCM
Internist: a doctor who has special training in internal medicine and works with adult patients to prevent, diagnose and treat diseases without using surgery
Nurse practitioner: a registered nurse who has additional education and training in how to diagnose and treat disease.
Nutritionist: a specialist who helps people form healthy eating habits to improve health and prevent disease through nutritional counseling, meal planning and nutrition education programs
Physiatrist: a doctor who has special training in physical medicine and can help develop an exercise plan for you
Psychologist or therapist: a specialist who can talk with patients and their families about the emotions that accompany an HCM diagnosis
