Cardiomyopathy | Enlarged Heart | MedlinePlus

Cardiomyopathy | Enlarged Heart | MedlinePlus

Cardiomyopathy

Also called: Dilated cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Myocardiopathy, Restrictive cardiomyopathy

MEDICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA

• Cardiomyopathy
• Cardiomyopathy
• Dilated cardiomyopathy
• Heart PET scan
• Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
• LDH isoenzyme blood test
• Myocardial biopsy
• Myocarditis
• Myocarditis - pediatric
• Peripartum cardiomyopathy

Related Health Topics

• Congenital Heart Defects
• Heart Health Tests

National Institutes of Health

The primary NIH organization for research on Cardiomyopathy is theNational Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

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Genetics Home Reference: Vici syndrome

09/04/2018 11:30 PM EDT

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Summary

Cardiomyopathy is the name for diseases of the heart muscle. These diseases enlarge your heart muscle or make it thicker and more rigid than normal. In rare cases, scar tissue replaces the muscle tissue.

Some people live long, healthy lives with cardiomyopathy. Some people don't even realize they have it. In others, however, it can make the heart less able to pump blood through the body. This can cause serious complications, including

• Heart failure
• Abnormal heart rhythms
• Heart valve problems
• Sudden cardiac arrest

Heart attacks, high blood pressure, infections, and other diseases can all cause cardiomyopathy. Some types of cardiomyopathy run in families. In many people, however, the cause is unknown. Treatment might involve medicines, surgery, other medical procedures, and lifestyle changes.

NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Start Here

• Cardiomyopathy (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Cardiomyopathy (Texas Heart Institute)Also in Spanish
• What Is Cardiomyopathy?  (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Diagnosis and Tests

• Heart Health Tests: MedlinePlus Health Topic  (National Library of Medicine)Also in Spanish

Related Issues

• Causes of Pediatric Cardiomyopathy (Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation)
• Diastolic Dysfunction (Texas Heart Institute)Also in Spanish
• Myocarditis (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Sudden Death in Young People--Heart Problems Often Blamed(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)Also in Spanish

Specifics

• Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia (American Academy of Family Physicians)Also in Spanish
• Dilated Cardiomyopathy (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Patient's Guide to Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia/Cardiomyopathy(American Heart Association)
• Restrictive Cardiomyopathy (Texas Heart Institute)Also in Spanish
• Takotsubo (Stress) Cardiomyopathy (American Heart Association)

Genetics

• Genetics Home Reference: arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: Barth syndrome  (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: Danon disease  (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: dilated cardiomyopathy with ataxia syndrome (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: DOLK-congenital disorder of glycosylation (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: early-onset myopathy with fatal cardiomyopathy (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: familial dilated cardiomyopathy  (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy  (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: familial restrictive cardiomyopathy  (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: glycogen storage disease type III  (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: isobutyryl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: keratoderma with woolly hair  (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: neutral lipid storage disease with myopathy (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: Noonan syndrome  (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: primary carnitine deficiency  (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: Vici syndrome  (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: X-linked dilated cardiomyopathy  (National Library of Medicine)

Videos and Tutorials

• Cardiomyopathy  (Medical Encyclopedia)Also in Spanish
• Septal Myectomy Surgery to Treat Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) (BroadcastMed) - Roosevelt Hospital, New York, NY, 1/04/2012

Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Cardiomyopathies  (National Institutes of Health)

Journal ArticlesReferences and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

• Article: Clinical Course and Management of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. 
• Article: Effects of N-acetyl cysteine and melatonin on early reperfusion injury... 
• Article: Electrocardiographic abnormalities in Chagas disease in the general population: A... 
• Cardiomyopathy -- see more articles 

Reference Desk

• Heart Anatomy (Texas Heart Institute)Also in Spanish
• Heart and Stroke Encyclopedia (American Heart Association)
• How the Heart Works  (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Find an Expert

• American Heart Association 
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 

Children

• Long Term Prognosis (Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation)
• Signs and Symptoms (Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation)
• Treatment and Management (Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation)
• What's Cardiomyopathy (Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation)

Patient Handouts

• Cardiomyopathy (Medical Encyclopedia)Also in Spanish
• Dilated cardiomyopathy (Medical Encyclopedia)Also in Spanish
• Electrocardiogram (Medical Encyclopedia)Also in Spanish
• Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (Medical Encyclopedia)Also in Spanish