Cardiomyopathy: Description Doctors use the term “cardiomyopathy” to refer to various diseases of the heart muscle (myocardium) in which the heart muscle no longer works properly. What happens in cardiomyopathy? The heart is a powerful muscle pump that maintains circulation by constantly drawing in and expelling blood. Blood that is deoxygenated from the body enters … Cardiomyopathy: Causes, Symptoms, Therapy
Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Description. Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a serious disease in which the heart muscles change their structure. It no longer works properly and thus the heart pumps less blood into the systemic circulation during the expulsion phase (systole). In addition, the heart muscle usually can no longer relax properly, so that the phase in … 3. Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Broken Heart Syndrome: Description Broken heart syndrome is a sudden dysfunction of the left ventricle of the heart caused by severe stress. It is classified as a primary acquired heart muscle disease (cardiomyopathy). It therefore affects only the heart and is not congenital, but occurs in the course of life. Other names for the disease … What is Broken Heart Syndrome?
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Description. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a condition that affects the performance of the heart in several ways. What happens in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy? As with other heart muscle diseases, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) changes the structure of the heart muscle (myocardium). The individual muscle cells enlarge, increasing the thickness of the heart walls. Such an increase … Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
