Items Tagged ‘hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy’

December 15, 2017

Understanding the heart condition that caused teen’s death

By Karl Oestreich

First Coast News Understanding the heart condition that caused teen’s death by Juliette Dryer Days after a 13-year-old collapsed during basketball tryouts, we’re learning more about the condition authorities say led to her death. Preliminary autopsy results show Paris Byrd had Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy. “The heart muscle over time thickens,” Dr. Sabrina Phillips, a cardiologist […]

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