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WHAT IS CARDIOMYOPATHY?

• Cardiomyopathy is a chronic disease of the heart muscle.
• In the United States, 3,000,000 people are diagnosed with cardiomyopathy each year.

WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS?

• Symptoms include breathlessness, swollen feet and legs, and a bloated belly.

SYMPTOMS

• Pain area: in the chest
• Heart: abnormal heart rhythm, fast heart rate, or murmur.
• Whole body: dizziness, fatigue, or loss of appetite.
• Gastrointestinal: bloating or fluid in the abdomen.
• Also common: coughing,shortness of breath, swelling in extremities, and weight gain.

CAUSES

• Genetic conditions
• Long term high blood pressure
• Heart tissue damage from a previous heart attack
• Chronic rapid heart rate
• Heart valve problems
• Metabolic disorders such as obesity, thyroid disease, or diabetes
• Nutritional deficiencies of essential vitamins or minerals
• Certain infections

CAUSES (CONTINUED)

• Pregnancy complications
• Drinking too much alcohol
• Use of cocaine, amphetamines, or anabolic steroids
• Use of some chemotherapy drugs and radiation to treat cancer
• Certain infections

TREATMENT

• Treatments include drugs, implanted devices, surgery, and in severe cases, transplants.
• Prescriptions include: Prinivil( ACE inhibitor), Laxis (anti-diuretic), Lanoxin and Cordarone (heart medication), Liptior and Zocor (Statin), etc.

TYPES OF CARDIOMYOPATHY

• Dilated Cardiomyopathy: This is the most common type of cardiomyopathy. In this disorder, pumping ability of your hearts main pumping chamber-the left ventricle- becomes less forceful. The left ventricle becomes enlarged and cannot effectively pump blood out of the heart.

TYPES OF CARDIOMYOPATHY

• Hypertonic cardiomyopathy: This type involves abnormal thickening of your heart muscle, particularly affecting the muscle of your heart's left ventricle. The thickened heart muscle can make it harder for the heart to pump blood. Hypertonic cardiomyopathy can develop at any age, but the condition tends to be more severe if it becomes apparent in childhood. Most affected people have a family history of the disease, and some genetic mutations have been linked to hypertonic cardiomyopathy.

TYPES OF CARDIOMYOPATHY

• Restrictive cardiomyopathy: The heart muscle in people with restrictive cardiomyopathy becomes rigid and less elastic, meaning the heart cannot properly expand and fill with blood between heartbeats. While restrictive cardiomyopathy can occur at any age, it most often tends to affect older people. It is the least common type of cardiomyopathy and can occur for no reason. This condition may also be caused by diseases elsewhere in the body that affect the heart, such as a disease in which iron builds up in the heart muscle, a disorder that causes

TYPES OF CARDIOMYOPATHY: RESTRICTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY

• buildup of abnormal proteins, a disease that causes inflammation and can cause lump cells to grow in the heart and other organs, connective tissue disorders, or a disorders that causes abnormal blood cells to damage the heart.

FACTS: AN OVERVIEW

• Cardiomyopathy is a hereditary disease of the heart muscle.
• There are 3 common types of cardiomyopathy: restrictive, hypertonic, and dilated cardiomyopathy.
• Cardiomyopathy is a chronic disease that can last for years or be lifelong.
• Symptoms of cardiomyopathy include breathlessness, swollen legs and feet, and a bloated belly.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Www.heart.org