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@walkinggirl thanks for your reply. It was good to know your information on the genetic factor! When I was brought out from the cardiac catheterization. The doctor asked for an echocardiogram to be done right there and then. The technician came and did a very thorough one. I think it was from this that he recommended the cardio MRI. I have scheduled that as soon as we get back in the country in late October. all of the test data written up by the doctors is in my portal, but it’s written in highly technical medical terms and I really need someone at the University of Penn to interpret a lot of these results for me. Unfortunately, we are three hours away and they will not do a tela medical call outside the state of Pennsylvania and we are in Delaware. I did find out when making this appointment in A for October from the very helpful lady who made the appointment for the MRI that the doctors would have put in a timeframe that it needed to be done by if they were worried about that no timeframe was listed so I think I’m safe and delaying it. Again, I would like to thank you for your very helpful reply. Dean

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@hs60marg Thank you for the clear explanation of your treatment so far, Dean. I'm glad you made your appointment, sometimes there is a long waiting time between your phone call and the appointment. We can all identify with your statement about the technical jargon, at appointments, asking for explanations in a layman's language has been my strategy. We encourage Connect particants to find out all they can about their medical condition. In your browser, type Mayo Clinic HCM to read several informational articles on HCM. If the rest of your testing concludes that you have a different condition, you can again type in your browser Mayo Clinic "name of your condition. " How did you decide to seek medical help? Did you start with a cardiologist in Delaware and then have a referral to U of PA?