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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 26, 2025, and this occasion provides a fitting |
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opportunity to promote better understanding of this health issue; |
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and |
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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; recent reports show that |
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the number of people in Texas who have HCM range from 58,000 to |
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nearly 147,000, although approximately 85 percent of cases remain |
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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; it |
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is important that patients know their medical history and stay |
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informed about the signs and symptoms of HCM; and |
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WHEREAS, In order to help identify a risk of both genetic and |
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congenital cardiac disorders, health care providers conduct |
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thorough screenings with cardiac health questions; 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, patients are advised |
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to work with their health care providers to learn more about the |
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disease and different management options, such as prescription |
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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 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize February 26, 2025, 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. |