Cardiomyopathy is a disease that restricts the heart muscles from uninterrupted supply of blood. Cardiomyopathy can prompt heart failure. The principle kinds of cardiomyopathy incorporate dilated, hypertrophic and prohibitive cardiomyopathy. Treatment — which may incorporate drugs, surgically embedded gadgets or, in extreme cases, a heart relocate — relies upon which kind of cardiomyopathy you have and how genuine it is.
There may be no signs or indications in the early phases of cardiomyopathy. However, as the condition advances, signs and indications generally appear, including:
Signs and manifestations will in general deteriorate except if treated. In certain individuals, the condition deteriorates rapidly; in others, it probably won't deteriorate for quite a while.
The objectives of cardiomyopathy treatment are to deal with your signs and indications, keep your condition from declining, and lessen your danger of complexities. Treatment shifts by which sort of cardiomyopathy you have.
Your primary care physician may endorse meds to improve your heart's siphoning capacity, improve blood stream, lower blood pressure, moderate your heart rate, eliminate abundance liquid from your body or keep blood clumps from framing.
Make sure to talk about conceivable results, reaction, and all necessary details with your doctor prior to taking any of these medications.
Kinds of surgery used to treat cardiomyopathy include:
In this surgery, the specialist eliminates some portion of the thickened heart muscle (septum) that isolates the two base heart chambers (ventricles). Eliminating some portion of the heart muscle improves blood course through the heart and lessens mitral valve disgorging.
Cardiomyopathy is a progressive disease of the myocardium, or heart muscle. In most cases, the heart muscle weakens and is unable to pump blood to the rest of the body as well as it should.
There are many different types of cardiomyopathy, caused by a range of factors, from coronary heart disease to certain drugs. Cardiomyopathy can lead to an irregular heartbeat, heart failure, or other complications.
Cardiomyopathy types and complications
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)
Restrictive cardiomyopathy
Healthcare professionals may categorize cardiomyopathy based on the general cause. These two categories are:
Sometimes, experts don't know the cause of cardiomyopathy (idiopathic). Some factors or conditions can increase your risk of cardiomyopathy, including:
The symptoms of all types of cardiomyopathy tend to be similar. In all cases, the heart can’t adequately pump blood to the tissues and organs of the body. It can result in symptoms such as:
Your health care provider is likely to perform a physical examination and ask questions about your personal and family medical history. You'll also be asked when your symptoms occur — for example, whether exercise triggers your symptoms. If your provider thinks you have cardiomyopathy, several tests may be done to confirm the diagnosis, including:
Description | Percentage |
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Chronic congestive heart failure, or; workload of 3 METs or less results in dyspnea, fatigue, angina, dizziness, or syncope, or; left ventricular dysfunction with an ejection fraction of less than 30 percent |
100 |
Description | Percentage |
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More than one episode of acute congestive heart failure in the past year, or; workload of greater than 3 METs but not greater than 5 METs results in dyspnea, fatigue, angina, dizziness, or syncope, or; left ventricular dysfunction with an ejection fraction of 30 to 50 percent |
60 |
Description | Percentage |
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Workload of greater than 5 METs but not greater than 7 METs results in dyspnea, fatigue, angina, dizziness, or syncope, or; evidence of cardiac hypertrophy or dilatation on electrocardiogram, echocardiogram, or X-ray |
30 |
Description | Percentage |
---|---|
Workload of greater than 7 METs but not greater than 10 METs results in dyspnea, fatigue, angina, dizziness, or syncope, or; continuous medication required |
10 |
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