2026 HCMA Patient Meeting
The Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association (HCMA) provides support, advocacy, and education to patients, families, the medical community, and the public about hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and all thick heart muscle disorders. Our Annual Patient Meeting brings them all together to support, educate, and build community. Whether you are a patient, a patient's family, a medical professional, or an industry professional, this event is for you.
Join us on October 10th in Morristown, NJ for our HCMA Annual Patient Meeting and reception, and a 5K on the 11th!
Location
Hyatt Regency: 3 Speedwell Ave, Morristown, NJ

Patient Meeting
Hyatt Regency, Morristown, New Jersey
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Registration 7:30-8:30 am
Meeting 8:30 am-5 pm
Reception
Hyatt Regency, Morristown, New Jersey
Saturday, October 10, 2025
6:30-9:30 pm
Please reach out to the HCMA office with any questions at 973-983-7429 or support@4hcm.org.
Annual Patient Meeting Agenda
(Subject to Change)

Welcome and HCMA history
HCM: An Overview
Pediatric/Adolesent HCM: 2026 a new day for HCM in the young
Echo in Thick Hearts: HCM Adults
Cardiac MRI in HCM: A new risk factor?
Knowing Your Thick Heart: Which Diagnosis and How Do You Know?
Afib in HCM: What Do We Know and What Do We Need to Learn?
Guideline Directed Care: Advanced Heart Failure Management Medications and Beyond
Medical Management of Obstructed HCM
Device Choices in HCM
Managing Non-Obstructed HCM
Exercise in HCM
Family Screening: Shared Decision-Making
The HCMA Patient Registry, PFDD Results, and KCCQ-HCM
Life with HCM: Family, Work, Play, and Balance
The Future of Cardiac Surgery: From Morrow to Tomorrow
Mental Health and Wellness for HCM
Open Clinical Trials
Evolving Therapies for Big Hearts: Late-Breaking Results
CureHeart Gene Therapy Research
HCM Patient Workshop
Generic Drug Quality
The William Clifford Roberts, MD, HCM Hearts Collection



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