The Cardiologist Has Told the Patient and Family That the Diagnosis

The cardiologist has told the patient and family that the diagnosis is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.Later they ask the nurse what the patient did wrong to cause this condition.The nurse explains:

A) "This is a result of a high-cholesterol diet and poor exercise habits."
B) "The heart has not been getting enough aerobic exercise and has developed this condition. In cardiac rehabilitation they will work with the patient to strengthen his heart through special exercises."
C) "This is an inherited condition. You should give serious consideration to having family members screened for it."
D) "This is a result of clot formation in the blood vessels in the heart. We will need to use medications to reduce the risk of further clotting."