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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Awareness Day is taking |
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place on February 22, 2023, and this occasion provides a fitting |
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opportunity to promote better understanding of this health issue; |
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WHEREAS, Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a chronic |
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cardiovascular disease that involves thickening of the heart muscle |
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and can potentially lead to debilitating symptoms and serious |
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complications, including heart failure, atrial fibrillation, |
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stroke, and in rare cases, sudden cardiac death; and |
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WHEREAS, HCM is the most common inheritable heart disease; it |
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can affect anyone, regardless of age, gender, or ethnicity, and it |
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has a reported prevalence ranging from 1 in 200 individuals to 1 in |
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500 individuals in the general population; an estimated 58,722 to |
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146,804 people in Texas have HCM, although approximately 85 percent |
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of them remain undiagnosed; and |
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WHEREAS, HCM shares symptoms with other common |
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cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases, such as shortness of breath, |
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chest pain, fatigue, palpitations, and fainting, and those |
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similarities make it difficult to accurately diagnose HCM; in |
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addition, the all-cause mortality risk is three to four times |
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higher in patients with HCM than that of the general population; in |
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order to receive a diagnosis, patients should know their medical |
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history and stay informed about the signs and symptoms of HCM; and |
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WHEREAS, Health care providers must conduct thorough |
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screenings with cardiac health questions to help identify a risk of |
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both genetic and congenital cardiac disorders; they may also |
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conduct several tests, including an echocardiogram, a cardiac MRI, |
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or genetic testing to confirm a family history of HCM, and they must |
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examine the heart to diagnose HCM; and |
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WHEREAS, Following a diagnosis of HCM, it is important for |
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patients to work with their health care providers to learn more |
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about the disease and different management options, such as |
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prescription medicines and surgical treatments; and |
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WHEREAS, Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a serious and |
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life-threatening disease, and the observance of Hypertrophic |
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Cardiomyopathy Awareness Day unites people around the world in |
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their commitment to improving the quality of life for patients; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize February 22, 2023, as Hypertrophic |
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Cardiomyopathy Awareness Day and urge all Texans to learn more |
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about the disease; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association as an |
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expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |