ACC 23: LIVE HCM: Lifestyle and Exercise in Patients with HCM and Long-QT Syndrome

We are joined onsite by principal investigator Dr Rachel Lampert (Yale School of Medicine, US), Dr Sharlene Day (Penn Medicine, US) and Dr Michael Ackerman (Mayo Clinic, US) to discuss the late-breaking findings from the LIVE-HCM Study. In this trial, investigators aimed to determine the effects of lifestyle and exercise on the well-being of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and long-QT syndrome (LQTS). Over 4200 participants were enrolled in the study.
Results showed no increased risk in patients doing vigorous exercise compared to those who were less active.
Interview questions:
1. What is the importance of the LIVE HCM trial?
2. Can you tell us about the study design and methods?
3. Can you please summarise the baseline characteristics of the patients?
4. What data did you present at ACC?
5. How should this data impact patient care and guidelines?
6. What are the next steps?
For more content from ACC.23/WCC and the Late-breaker Discussion series head to Late-Breaking Science Video Collection.
Recorded on site at ACC 2023, New Orleans.
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[@zkings23]

Hey I’m a 24 year old male hocm patient, I had a question about what’s considered “vigorous exercise”. I was diagnosed 4 months ago and just had an S-ICD view days go. I love working out and body building. I’m 6’3 160lbs. My frame is not big. But I do love weightlifting. Can I continue to weight-lift after my recovery. I know not to go over the boundaries and jus doing sprints or trying to lift a overestimated weight. But I would like to continue to workout in order to get a bulkier frame. My cardiologists tell me not to go over 40% of what I can do but I know I can do more. They don’t really know the answer. From Houston tx
Thank you

[@dharmacharinipasadanandi7110]

Has anyone compared active/non active groups and amount of thickening of the heart muscles between the active amd non active groups? Ie does heavy exercise cause exacerbation of heart muscle thickening and predispose those with non overt hcm to become overt? Sorry, I'm not science trained so don't know the correct terms