#Cardiomyopathy is a condition in which your #heart muscle becomes inflamed and enlarged. Because it is enlarged, your heart muscle is stretched and becomes weak. This means it can’t pump blood as fast as it should.

If your heart muscle becomes too weak, you may develop #heart failure (a serious condition that needs special treatment). Most people are only mildly affected by #cardiomyopathy and can lead relatively normal lives. However, people who have severe heart failure may need a heart transplant.

Cardiomyopathy is different to a heart attack. #Heart attacks also damage part of your #heart muscle, but may be caused by something else.

Causes:

 

There are many types of cardiomyopathy, with different causes. Some of the more common ones are:

·        #Dilated cardiomyopathy (also called idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy) is a condition in which the heart becomes weak and the chambers get large. As a result, the #heart cannot pump enough blood out to the body. It can be caused by many medical problems.

·        Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a condition in which the heart muscle becomes thick. This makes it harder for blood to leave the heart. This type of cardiomyopathy is most often passed down through families.

·        Ischemic cardiomyopathy is caused by a narrowing of the arteries that supply the heart with blood. It makes the heart walls thin so they DO NOT pump well.

·        Restrictive #cardiomyopathy is a group of disorders. The heart chambers are unable to fill with blood because the heart muscle is stiff. The most common causes of this type of cardiomyopathy are amyloidosis and scarring of the heart from an unknown cause.

·        Peripartum cardiomyopathy occurs during #pregnancy or in the first 5 months afterward.

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