If you don’t have symptoms, you may not need any treatment at all. And certain types of cardiomyopathy, such as dilated cardiomyopathy, sometimes go away on their own.Your doctor may choose to just keep an eye on your condition to see if it gets worse. Medications for cardiomyopathy Sever...
Each of the cardiomyopathies often presents with symptoms of right or leftheart failureor arrhythmias (irregularities in your heart beat). Right heart failure may cause tiredness, swelling of the ankles and nausea. Left heart failure causesfatigue, andbreathlessnesson exertion, or at night. Arrhyt...
to differentiate between cardiac and pulmonary etiologies of severe respiratory symptoms. The chest radiograph can also be used to distinguish different types of cardiomyopathy although it is not a sensitive test in the workup. In dilated cardiomyopathy, the chest radiograph will show increased...
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy treatment: What to expect, types of medications, surgeries and procedures, lifestyle changes, and more. Video Working With Your Care Team The more you know about your disease and your symptoms, the more your doctors can help. Video Exercise Safely With Hypertrophic Cardi...
Learn about the different types, causes, symptoms, and treatments to alleviate fluid retention. Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) What is an electrocardiogram (ECG, EKG)? Read about the ECG procedure used to reflect underlying heart conditions such as angina, occurrence of a prior heart attack or ...
Amyloidcardiomyopathyis a major cause of morbidity and mortality in various types ofsystemic amyloidoses. Diagnosis is often delayed due to the rarity of disease, nonspecific presenting symptoms, and inability to recognize early signs of amyloidheart disease. Management and prognosis depends upon the ty...
Complications include different types of supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias, heart failure and ischaemic stroke. Recent studies on 200 pregnancies in 100 women with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy have reported symptoms, including heart failure in 18%–33% of pregnancies. Ventricular ...
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Living With Heart Disease Most types of heart disease are chronic but slowly progressive like heart failure or cardiomyopathy. They begin with minor symptoms that often slowly worsen and require long-term medical treatment. Symptoms That May Resist Treatment ...
This lesson defines a condition known as peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM). You'll learn what happens with the heart during this condition, its signs and symptoms, and potential causes. Peripartum Cardiomyopathy It wasn't all that long ago that giving birth was a very risky and sometimes fatal...