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Question: Athlete echo screening—My son is a hockey and football player. When he was younger and smaller doctors detected a murmer associated with cardiomyopathy. He still plays football and hockey and is required to get a physical. Assuming he clears the physical should I still have another echo-cardiagram performed?

Answer: Cardiomyopathy is defined as a disease within the heart muscle. This can be due to a variety of causes such as infection or exposure to a toxic substance. There are also certain types of cardiomyopathies that are genetically encoded and can be passed on from one generation to the next. A cardiomyopathy results in a weakening of the heart muscle, which does not allow the heart...Read more >>