After two weeks in hospital, they diagnosed hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, a thickening of the wall (septum) that separates the two sides of the heart. It was also partly blocking the aorta, the main artery which pumps oxygenated blood around the body. My dizziness was due to a lack of oxygenated blood to my brain, and the palpitations were due to my heart working overtime. The doctors said the problem could get worse and I could suffer heart failure or a heart attack, which was terrifying. One in 500 has a dangerous thickening of the heart, treated with open surgeryWhat are the risks?

Source: Daily Mail June 10, 2019 22:30 UTC