3. Dilated Cardiomyopathy

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

Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

Dilated cardiomyopathy describes a form of heart muscle disease in which the left ventricle in particular becomes dilated. Affected individuals suffer from cardiac arrhythmias and heart failure. In most cases, it is not possible to cure dilated cardiomyopathy, but only to alleviate the symptoms. What is dilated cardiomyopathy? Dilated cardiomyopathy is a heart muscle disease. … Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment