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Cardiomyopathy
Merck — Restrictive Cardiomyopathy Restrictive (infiltrative) cardiomyopathy includes a group of heart disorders in which the walls of the ventricles become stiff, but not necessarily thickened, and resist normal filling with blood between ...More…
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Cardiomyopathy and Pregnancy
Women's Heart — The myocardium (heart muscle) can be affected by a multitude of diseases other than the most common: ischemic heart disease and hypertensive heart disease. A primary abnormality of the heart muscle is called a cardiomyopathy (from the roots ...More…
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Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
Merck — Restrictive (infiltrative) cardiomyopathy includes a group of heart disorders in which the walls of the ventricles become stiff, but not necessarily thickened, and resist normal filling with blood between heartbeats. Restrictive cardiomyopathy ...More…
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Cardiomyopathy
Mayo Clinic — Cardiomyopathy - Comprehensive overview covers symptoms and treatment of this heart muscle condition. Cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle. There are three main types of cardiomyopathy - dilated, hypertrophic and restrictive - all of ...More…
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Overview Of Pediatric Cardiomyopathy
Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation — This page outlines the subtle differences between adult and pediatric cardiomyopathy and possible genetic disorders associated with cardiomyopathy. With the pediatric population, cardiomyopathy occurs in approximately 12 children out of every ...More…
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Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation
Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation — Dilated cardiomyopathy and child heart disease advocacy is explained by the Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation, a non-profit organization. The Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation (CCF) is a national, non-profit organization focused on ...More…
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Causes Of Cardiomyopathy
Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation — This page discusses the many possible causes of pediatric cardiomyopathy broken down into neuromuscular cases, metabolic disorder cases, familial cases, malformation syndrome cases, and idiopathic cases. Although pediatric cardiomyopathy is one ...More…
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Who is affected by hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
Clevand Clinic — HCM is the most common cause of sudden cardiac death in people under age 30. HDCM may be best known for its role in cardiac arrest and subsequent death in some young professional athletes. Many people with HCM have no symptoms or only minor ...More…
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Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
Clevand Clinic — Restrictive cardiomyopathy, the rarest form of cardiomyopathy, is a condition in which the walls of the lower chambers of the heart (the ventricles) are abnormally rigid and lack the flexibility to expand as the ventricles fill with blood. The ...More…
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Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Merck — Dilated (congestive) cardiomyopathy is a group of heart muscle disorders in which the ventricles enlarge but are not able to pump enough blood for the body's needs, resulting in heart failure. Coronary artery disease, viral infections, and some ...More…
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How is Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Diagnosed?
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy may be suspected because of symptoms, a murmur or an abnormal ECG/EKG. An individual with the condition may present with any of the symptoms described previously. Because such symptoms could be caused by a large number ...More…
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Cardiomyopathy
American Medical Association — Diet and lifestyle changes, including sodium restriction and regular exercise, are the first line of treatment for persons with cardiomyopathy. Several types of prescription medications may be used. Heart pacemakers and implantable Akshay S. ...More…