Don't Miss a Beat: oHCM and Mavacamten

Jun 09, 2022, 04:33 PM

A first-in-class allosteric and reversible inhibitor selective for cardiac myosin approved based on the results of the EXPLORER-HCM trial, mavacamten was approved for the treatment of adults with symptomatic NYHA class 2-3 obstructive HCM after their phase 3 data indicated use was with improved exercise capacity, LVOT obstruction, NYHA functional class, and health status patients with oHCM.

In the latest edition of Don’t Miss a Beat, hosts Stephen Greene, MD, of Duke University School of Medicine, and Muthiah Vaduganathan, MD, MPH, of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, are joined by special guest Anjali Owens, MD, of Penn Medicine. An assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Cardiology and medical director of the Center for Inherited Cardiac Disease at the Perelman School of Medicine, Owens is a leading researcher in oHCM with real-world clinical experience treating the disease. During the episode, Owens takes our hosts on a deep dive into the disease state from her perspective.

A first-in-class allosteric and reversible inhibitor selective for cardiac myosin approved based on the results of the EXPLORER-HCM trial, mavacamten was approved for the treatment of adults with symptomatic NYHA class 2-3 obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy after their phase 3 data indicated use was with improved exercise capacity, LVOT obstruction, NYHA functional class, and health status patients with oHCM. 

In the latest edition of Don’t Miss a Beat, hosts Stephen Greene, MD, and Muthiah Vaduganathan, MD, MPH, are joined by special guest Anjali Owens, MD, of Penn Medicine. An assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Cardiology and medical director of the Center for Inherited Cardiac Disease at the Perelman School of Medicine, Owens is a leading researcher in oHCM with real-world clinical experience treating the disease. During the episode, Owens takes our hosts on a deep dive into the disease state from her perspective. 
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