New drug targets Hard-to-Treat heart condition

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients diagnosed with HCM according to the 2023 Chinese Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Adult Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, meeting one of the following: 1. Left ventricular wall thickness ≥15 mm at end-diastole in any segment as assessed by echocardiography or cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR); 2. Left ventricular wall thickness ≥13 mm in individuals with a confirmed pathogenic gene mutation or in genetically affected family members; 3. Exclusion of other cardiovascular, systemic, or metabolic disorders that may cause ventricular hypertrophy. * Symptomatic non-outflow tract obstructive HCM patients (meeting criterion a and at least one of b or c): <!-- --> 1. Presence of clinical symptoms such as dyspnea, chest pain, dizziness, palpitations, or syncope, with New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class II-III; 2. Maximal pressure gradient (PGmax) \>30 mmHg in the mid-ventricle under resting or Valsalva maneuver as assessed by echocardiography; 3. PGmax \>30 mmHg in the apical region under resting or Valsalva maneuver on echocardiography. ③Ability to provide written informed consent (ICF) and any required privacy authorization prior to study enrollment. Exclusion Criteria: \- * Obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), defined as a maximal left ventricular outflow tract pressure gradient (LVOT-PGmax) ≥30 mmHg at rest and during the Valsalva maneuver on echocardiography; * Maximal right ventricular outflow tract pressure gradient (RVOT-PGmax) ≥16 mmHg at rest; ③ Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \<50% on echocardiography; * Uncontrolled primary hypertension; * Moderate or severe aortic valve stenosis and/or primary mitral valve disease with severe mitral regurgitation; ⑥ Known infiltrative or storage disorders mimicking the HCM phenotype (e.g., Fabry disease, cardiac amyloidosis); ⑦ Presence of severe infections, hepatic dysfunction, renal impairment, or other serious conditions significantly affecting life expectancy.