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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, HCM or HOCM, is a disease of the myocardium (the muscle of the heart) in which a portion of the myocardium is hypertrophied (thickened) without any obvious cause.It is perhaps most well-known as a leading cause of sudden cardiac death in young athletes.The occurrence of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a significant cause of sudden [...]

Eat a well-balanced and nutritious diet, exercise to improve heart fitness, stop smoking, and minimize alcohol consumption.If you eliminate lifestyle habits that can contribute to dilated cardiomyopathy, you may prevent or minimize effects of the disease: 1.Exercise to improve heart fitness 2.Maintain a healthy weight. 3.Eat a healthy diet. 4.Don’t use cocaine or other illicit [...]

Doctors usually treat dilated cardiomyopathy with a combination of medications. Depending on your symptoms, you might need two or more of these drugs. Several types of drugs have proved useful in the treatment of heart failure and dilated cardiomyopathy. Dilated Cardiomyopathy Medications: 1.Anticoagulants:Your doctor may prescribe anticoagulants, which prevent blood clots. These include pirin and [...]

In most cases, treatment for dilated cardiomyopathy is done to relieve symptoms, improve heart function, and help you live longer. The majority of people will need to take a number of medicines along with making healthy lifestyle changes. Surgical procedures may also be considered, especially when medicines do not improve your condition. In some cases, [...]

The patient may present variable degrees of cardiac enlargement, and findings of congestive heart failure. In advanced stages of the disease, the pulse pressure is narrowed and the jugular venous pressure is elevated. Third and fourth heart sounds are common. Mitral or tricuspid regurgitation may occur, presented by systolic murmurs upon auscultation (see mitral regurgitation [...]

Dilated cardiomyopathy can be present for several years without causing significant symptoms. You may not feel any symptoms at all. You may have an achy feeling in your chest and feel tired like you have a bad cold or the flu. Usually, a mild case of myocarditis will go away without any lasting damage. In [...]

There are many different causes of dilated cardiomyopathy, including severe and prolonged high blood pressure, iron overload, autoimmune diseases, drug abuse, chemotherapy, heart infections and end-stage kidney disease. In some cases the cause is unknown. Although in many cases no cause (etiology) is apparent, dilated cardiomyopathy is probably the result of damage to the myocardium [...]

Dilated cardiomyopathy or DCM is a condition in which the heart becomes weakened and enlarged, and cannot pump blood efficiently. The decreased heart function can affect the lungs, liver, and other body systems. DCM is one of the cardiomyopathies, a group of diseases that primarily affect the myocardium (the muscle of the heart). Different cardiomyopathies [...]

Treatment depends on the patient’s symptoms, age, general health, and the specific type and severity of cardiomyopathy. If a treatable underlying cause, such as alcoholism can be identified, it should be treated. Depending on the type of cardiomyopathy, certain drugs may be prescribed to decrease the heart’s workload, regulate the heartbeat, help prevent blood clot [...]

Many people are misdiagnosed of cardiac myopathy without a complete evaluation. They are put on heart drugs, when the real problem is in the lungs. Some are prescribed drugs to strengthen the heart, while their problem is that of a stiff heart. Shortness of breath does not necessarily mean heart is weak. It can also [...]