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21 lut 2024 · Cardiomyopathy (kahr-dee-o-my-OP-uh-thee) is a disease of the heart muscle. It causes the heart to have a harder time pumping blood to the rest of the body, which can lead to symptoms of heart failure.
23 lut 2024 · A thickened heart muscle and changes in the structure of heart cells can trigger an irregular and often very rapid heartbeat called AFib. AFib also raises the risk of blood clots, which can travel to the brain and cause a stroke.
18 lip 2024 · Stiff heart syndrome, a condition in which the heart muscle thickens due to high blood pressure, is a warning sign of developing congestive heart failure. When the heart muscle can no longer efficiently pump blood, it can lead to fluid build-up in the lungs and limbs and cause shortness of breath.
Cardiomyopathy is a general term for diseases of the heart muscle, where the walls of the heart chambers have become stretched, thickened or stiff. This affects the heart's ability to pump blood around the body. Most types of cardiomyopathy are inherited.
31 paź 2023 · Restrictive cardiomyopathy is a rare heart condition characterized by the stiffening of the heart muscles, which inhibits the heart's ability to relax and fill with blood properly. This reduced flexibility can impair the heart's function and cause symptoms, including arrhythmias or heart failure.
What is restrictive cardiomyopathy? Restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) is a heart condition. Muscle tissue in your heart’s lower chambers (ventricles) becomes stiff, and the ventricles can’t fill with blood. This leads to reduced blood flow in your heart. Advertisement. Cleveland Clinic is a non-profit academic medical center.
18 mar 2022 · How does hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) affect my body? Thickening of the heart muscle (myocardium) This occurs most commonly at your septum. The septum is the muscular wall that separates the left and right sides of your heart. Problems happen when the septum between your heart’s lower chambers (or ventricles) is thickened.