Cardiomyopathy

Cardiomyopathy is the name for diseases of the heart muscle. These diseases enlarge your heart muscle or make it thicker and more rigid than normal. In rare cases, scar tissue replaces the muscle tissue.Some people live long, healthy lives with cardiomyopathy. Some people don't even realize they have it. In others, however, it can make the heart less able to pump blood through the body. This can cause serious complications, including Heart failure Abnormal heart rhythms Heart valve problemsSudden cardiac arrestHeart attacks, high blood pressure, infections, and other diseases can all cause cardiomyopathy. Some types of cardiomyopathy run in families. In many people, however, the cause is unknown. Treatment might involve medicines, surgery, other medical procedures, and lifestyle changes. NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Disease Alternative Name

dilated cardiomyopathy

hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

myocardiopathy

restrictive cardiomyopathy

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Dr. Ankit Pimple

Family Medicine

An old lady 75 yr complaining about breathlessness ( don't have history of asthma ) fatigue anorexia n bodyache....on examination she had pedal oedema, tachycardia n pallor and h/o taking antihypertensive like telmisartan + amlodipine 40/5....See More

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Dr. Mahananda Melkar

General Practice

Severe Gastrointestinal (GI) Bleed Secondary to Xarelto with a Hemoglobin-based Oxygen Carrier (Sanguinate) Available as Precautionary Measure:- A 78-year old man who is one of Jehovah’s Witnesses presented with fatigue and weakness along ...See More

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