Arkansas 2023 Regular Session

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4	4	State of Arkansas 1
5	5	94th General Assembly 2
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8	8	By: Senator F. Love 5
9	9	By: Representative T. Shephard 6
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11	11	SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 8
12	12	DESIGNATING HYPERTRO PHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY AWARENESS DAY 9
13	13	TO EDUCATE PEOPLE AB OUT HYPERTROPHIC CAR DIOMYOPATHY. 10
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17	17	DESIGNATING HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY 14
18	18	AWARENESS DAY TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT 15
19	19	HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY. 16
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22	22	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY -FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE 19
23	23	STATE OF ARKANSAS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING THEREIN: 20
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25	25	WHEREAS, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (“HCM”) is a chronic 22
26	26	cardiovascular disease involving thickening of the heart m uscle and can 23
27	27	potentially lead to debilitating symptoms and serious complications including 24
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31	31	WHEREAS, HCM is the most common inheritable heart disease and can 28
32	32	affect anyone regardless of age, gender, or ethnicity with a reported 29
33	33	prevalence ranging from one (1) in two hundred (200) to one (1) in five 30
34	34	hundred (500) in the general population; and 31
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36	36	WHEREAS, an estimated seven hundred thousand (700,000) people in the 33
37	37	United States have HCM, yet eighty -five percent (85%) of them may remain 34
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44	44	WHEREAS, HCM shares symptoms with other common cardiovascular and 1
45	45	pulmonary diseases, such as shortness of breath, chest pain, fatigue, 2
46	46	palpitations, and fainting, makin g it difficult to distinguish HCM from these 3
47	47	other diseases; and 4
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49	49	WHEREAS, all-cause mortality risk is three (3) to four (4) times higher 6
50	50	in patients with HCM than that of the general population; and 7
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52	52	WHEREAS, knowing one’s medical history and any si gns and symptoms of 9
53	53	HCM is an important first step in receiving an accurate diagnosis of HCM; and 10
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55	55	WHEREAS, a healthcare provider must conduct a thorough screening with 12
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57	57	genetic and congenital; and 14
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59	59	WHEREAS, a healthcare provider may conduct several tests, including an 16
60	60	echocardiogram, a cardiac magnetic resonance image, or genetic testing to 17
61	61	confirm a family history of HCM, and must examine the heart to diagnose HCM; 18
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64	64	WHEREAS, following a diagnosis of HCM, it is important for patients to 21
65	65	work with their healthcare provider to learn more about their disease and 22
66	66	understand different management options, including prescription medicines and 23
67	67	surgical treatment options that may help ; and 24
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69	69	WHEREAS, the fourth Wednesday in February is an appropriate day to 26
70	70	observe Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Awareness Day, 27
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72	72	NOW THEREFORE, 29
73	73	BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY -FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THE 30
74	74	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING THER EIN; 31
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76	76	THAT the General Assembly: 33
77	77	(1) Recognize and designate the fourth Wednesday in February of 34
78	78	each year as “Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Awareness Day” in the State of 35
79	79	Arkansas in order to raise public awareness about hypertrophic 36 SCR3
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84	84	cardiomyopathy; 1
85	85	(2) Acknowledge the critical importance of hypertrophic 2
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88	88	(3) Support raising awareness of the consequences of undiagnosed 5
89	89	and untreated hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and the need to seek appropriate 6
90	90	care for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy as a serious public health issue; and 7
91	91	(4) Respectfully request the Governor to annually issue a 8
92	92	proclamation recognizing the fourth Wednesday in February in the State of 9
93	93	Arkansas as “Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Awareness Day” and call upon the 10
94	94	people in the State of Arkansas to observe the day with appropriate programs 11
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