{"id":286467,"date":"2026-01-29T11:33:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T10:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labogen.com\/2026\/01\/29\/hypertrophic-cardiomyopathy-hcm-in-the-golden-retriever\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T11:47:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T10:47:15","slug":"hypertrophic-cardiomyopathy-hcm-in-the-golden-retriever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/labogen.com\/en\/2026\/01\/29\/hypertrophic-cardiomyopathy-hcm-in-the-golden-retriever\/","title":{"rendered":"Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in the Golden Retriever"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"286467\" class=\"elementor elementor-286467 elementor-286450\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b384304 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b384304\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55f4cb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55f4cb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in the Golden Retriever<\/h2><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><p><strong>Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)<\/strong> is a <strong>genetic heart disease<\/strong> in which there is an abnormal thickening of the left ventricle. As this ventricle is responsible for the blood supply to the entire body, HCM can <strong>significantly impair<\/strong> the <strong>heart&#8217;s pumping capacity<\/strong>. This can result in a reduced oxygen supply to the organs.<\/p><p>The disease can have serious consequences, including <strong>cardiac arrhythmia, abnormal blood clotting<\/strong> (risk of thrombosis) and <strong>heart failure<\/strong>. The clinical symptoms are highly variable and range from <strong>reduced exercise tolerance<\/strong> and <strong>breathing difficulties<\/strong> to <strong>fainting or collapse<\/strong>.<br><br>A <strong>genetic variant in the <em>TNNI3 gene<\/em><\/strong> associated with HCM has been identified in a family of Golden Retrievers. The disease is believed to be inherited in an autosomal recessive manner and, in the worst case, can lead to sudden cardiac death.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67d4591 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"67d4591\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f37294 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7f37294\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a9daca elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-ibutton\" data-id=\"4a9daca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ibutton.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ot-button\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/labogen.com\/erbkrankheiten-hund\/hypertrophe-kardiomyopathie-hcm\/\" class=\"octf-btn octf-btn-dark\">Further information can be found here<\/a>\r\n\t    <\/div>\r\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f620c18 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f620c18\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06d4b57 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-ibutton\" data-id=\"06d4b57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ibutton.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ot-button\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/shop.labogen.com\/en\/\" class=\"octf-btn octf-btn-dark\">Order now<\/a>\r\n\t    <\/div>\r\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in the Golden Retriever Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a genetic heart disease in which there is an abnormal thickening of the left ventricle. As this ventricle is responsible for the blood supply to the entire body, HCM can significantly impair the heart&#8217;s pumping capacity. 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