Congestive heart failureamyloidosiscardiomyopathymonoclonal immunoglobulin light chaintransthyretinBACKGROUND: Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a very common condition, especially in the elderly, characterized by dyspnea, orthopnea, nocturnal paroxysmal dyspnea, and peripheral edema. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND ...
Heart attack (myocardial infarction) Abnormal heart valves Enlargement of the heart (cardiomyopathy) Family history of heart disease Diabetes Diagnosis Only your doctor can tell if you have heart failure and how far the condition has progressed. Your doctor will review your medical history, including...
Heart failure is not the same as ischemic cardiomyopathy, which causes heart failure. Ischemic cardiomyopathy is a disorder in which the left...Become a member and unlock all Study Answers Start today. Try it now Create an account Ask a question Our experts can answer your tough homework...
Is cardiomyopathy chronic? Is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy congenital heart disease? Is myocardial ischemia curable? Is alcoholic cardiomyopathy reversible? How is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy treated? Does hypertrophic cardiomyopathy lead to heart failure?
Dilated cardiomyopathy is a serious condition because it increases the chances of life-threatening conditions, such as heart failure, irregular heartbeats (arrhythmias), and blood clots. Dilated cardiomyopathy is the most common type of cardiomyopathy. I
We describe the case of an 18﹜ear﹐ld male patient, affected by DMD and in a wheelchair from the age of 11. He progressively developed dilated cardiomyopathy, and in 2016, at the age of 14 years, he underwent HeartWare LVAD implantation, as destination therapy, without post﹐perative ...
Hypertrophy of the heart: a new therapeutic target? Circulation 109, 1580–1589 (2004). Article Google Scholar Seidman, J.G. & Seidman, C. The genetic basis for cardiomyopathy: from mutation identification to mechanistic paradigms. Cell 104, 557–567 (2001). Article CAS Google Scholar ...
Cardiac disruption of SDHAF4-mediated mitochondrial complex II assembly promotes dilated cardiomyopathy ArticleOpen access08 July 2022 Klf9 is essential for cardiac mitochondrial homeostasis Article08 November 2024 Introduction Heart failure (HF) is a common disease among older people, and is a major pub...
Broken heart syndrome, otherwise known as Takotsubo cardiomyopathy or Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, or heartbreak syndrome may seem like an invention out of a Grimm’s fairytale, but the very real condition affects as many as two per cent of people who visit the emergency room...
Cardiomyopathy is heart muscle disease. It can be caused by high blood pressure, diabetes. 1.35 million babies are born with congenital heart disease each year. We can help those tiny hearts. A quarter of babies born with a congenital heart defect require surgery before turning 1. If you have...