Hello @healthgt09,

Welcome to Connect. I’d like to share a few resources that might help shed some more light on your concerns.

MYBPC3 mutations are amongst the most frequent causes of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. In some studies, MYBPC3 mutants have been associated with a less severe form of HCM with late clinical onset, while other studies have described MYBPC3 mutations to be associated with more severe disease onset, increased LV hypertrophy, and increased frequency of heart failure and sudden cardiac death. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0187948

According to The ACC – American College of Cardiology, "Current guidelines recommend restricting competitive sports participation for individuals with HCM to low-static/low-dynamic sports such as golf or bowling,1-3 and vigorous recreational exercise has also been recommended against.4 However, as noted in these statements themselves, there are few data and these recommendations are based predominantly on expert opinion.” https://www.acc.org/latest-in-cardiology/articles/2017/02/20/08/06/sports-and-exercise-in-patients-with-hypertrophic-cardiomyopathy

I'd like to invite into this discussion, a few members who can share their insights: please meet @mommiesboy1 @ccubed @knecht @carjes @margie11 @ronaldpetrovich @vivian88 @jshah and @marlak72
I sincerely encourage you to view these Connect conversations and videos about HCM and genetics:
– https://connect.mayoclinic.org/webinar/video-qa-about-cardiomyopathy/
– https://connect.mayoclinic.org/webinar/video-qa-about-congenital-heart-disease/
– https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/my-11-year-old-was-diagnosed-with-hcm/

You may also wish to view this Mayo Clinic webpage, and read some of the younger HCM patient stories:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hypertrophic-cardiomyopathy/care-at-mayo-clinic/mac-20350208
@healthgt09, I ‘d really like to get to know you better – are you a competitive athlete? Has anyone in your family been diagnosed with HCM?