-A disorder that appears in several forms and results in weakening of the heart muscles The heart enlarges, its chambers become enlarged, and the left ventricular wall becomes thin Cardiomyopathy may be caused by viruses, alcohol, or an inherited defect
A disease of the heart muscle that leads to generalized deterioration of the muscle and its pumping ability
A disease of the heart muscle that leads to generalised deterioration of the muscle and its pumping ability
Is a disease of the muscle of the heart The Cardiomyopathy is called Dilated when the heart muscle is thickened and is called Hypertrophic when it is thinned
An abnormal heart condition in which the heart is dilated (poor pumping power), restrictive (impaired ability of the heart to fill) and hypertrophic (enlarged heart)
a degeneration of the heart muscle, thought to be caused by HIV or by some drugs
Breaking down this word will get us the meaning 'Cardio' means heart 'myo' refers to muscle and 'pathy' means disease Cardiomyopathy is a general term encompassing all muscle diseases of the heart from known or unknown (idiopathic) causes