HypertrophicVentricularViral myocarditisHypertensionMyocardialCardiacRESTRICTIVEDysfunctionPathophysiologySuddenAcuteArrhythmiasClassificationFamilialDiseasesDiagnosisDisordersClinicallyArrhythmiaVentricleCardiovascularMolecular biologySeverityChronicManifestationsChapterOccursHeartPresentationFatigueEvaluationTypesCaseCasesPatientsDiagnostic
Hypertrophic11
- Corrado D, Basso C, Schiavon M, Thiene G. Screening for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in young athletes. (medscape.com)
- Types of cardiomyopathy include hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, dilated cardiomyopathy, restrictive cardiomyopathy, arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, and Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (broken heart syndrome). (wikipedia.org)
- In hypertrophic cardiomyopathy the heart muscle enlarges and thickens. (wikipedia.org)
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is usually inherited, whereas dilated cardiomyopathy is inherited in about one third of cases. (wikipedia.org)
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy affects about 1 in 500 people while dilated cardiomyopathy affects 1 in 2,500. (wikipedia.org)
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is one of the most common genetic cardiovascular diseases. (acc.org)
- The ACC's Accelerating Innovation for Medical Excellence in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (AIME HCM) initiative is designed to amplify education, research efforts, clinical guidance and practical tools to increase awareness and understanding of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and optimize treatment and outcomes. (acc.org)
- hypertrophic, dilated restrictive and arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy. (vin.com)
- In contrast to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy the majority of cases are secondary or specific. (vin.com)
- Necropsy showed no dilated or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. (nature.com)
- Dilated cardiomyopathy is 1 of the 3 traditional classes of cardiomyopathy, along with hypertrophic and restrictive cardiomyopathy. (medscape.com)
Ventricular12
- Idiopathic right ventricular tachycardia is a benign disorder that may mimic arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy (ARVD/ARVC) owing to the occurrence of exercise-induced left bundle branch block (LBBB) morphology ventricular tachycardia with inferior axis. (medscape.com)
- Diagnosis of arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy. (medscape.com)
- Circumstances of death and gross and microscopic observations in a series of 200 cases of sudden death associated with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy and/or dysplasia. (medscape.com)
- Saguner AM, Brunckhorst C, Duru F. Arrhythmogenic ventricular cardiomyopathy: a paradigm shift from right to biventricular disease. (medscape.com)
- Prospective evaluation of relatives for familial arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia reveals a need to broaden diagnostic criteria. (medscape.com)
- Clinical and genetic characterization of families with arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy provides novel insights into patterns of disease expression. (medscape.com)
- Spectrum of clinicopathologic manifestations of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia: a multicenter study. (medscape.com)
- Treatment depends on the type of cardiomyopathy and condition of disease, but may include medication (conservative treatment) or iatrogenic/implanted pacemakers for slow heart rates, defibrillators for those prone to fatal heart rhythms, ventricular assist devices (VADs) for severe heart failure, or catheter ablation for recurring dysrhythmias that cannot be eliminated by medication or mechanical cardioversion. (wikipedia.org)
- Causes of primary diastolic dysfunction include an anatomic obstruction that prevents ventricular filling (eg, pulmonary venous obstruction), a primary reduction in ventricular compliance (eg, cardiomyopathy, transplant rejection), external constraints (eg, pericardial effusion), and poor hemodynamics after the Fontan procedure (eg, elevated pulmonary vascular resistance). (medscape.com)
- Herein, we would like to report a case of a 15-year-old female patient with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) who was admitted to our clinic a year ago, and while her left ventricular systolic functions were improved, SCA suddenly occurred. (thieme-connect.de)
- Dilated cardiomyopathy is a progressive disease of heart muscle that is characterized by ventricular chamber enlargement and contractile dysfunction. (medscape.com)
- Dilated cardiomyopathy is myocardial dysfunction causing heart failure in which ventricular dilation and systolic dysfunction predominate. (msdmanuals.com)
Viral myocarditis2
- Such interventions may also have beneficial effects in chronic viral myocarditis once the virus has been cleared. (intechopen.com)
- Such association is infrequently reported previously in the world literature though it has been reported with viral myocarditis. (pediatriconcall.com)
Hypertension2
- In older children, congestive heart failure may be caused by left-sided obstructive disease (valvar or subvalvar aortic stenosis or coarctation), myocardial dysfunction (myocarditis or cardiomyopathy), hypertension, renal failure,[1] or, more rarely, arrhythmias or myocardial ischemia. (medscape.com)
- Common secondary cardiomyopathies include hypertrophy secondary to hypertension or hyperthyroidism. (vin.com)
Myocardial3
- The term inflammatory cardiomyopathy (ICM) refers to a group of disorders for which an acute or chronic myocardial inflammation is the central cause of abnormal cardiac structure or impaired cardiac function. (intechopen.com)
- Task Force of the Working Group Myocardial and Pericardial Disease of the European Society of Cardiology and of the Scientific Council on Cardiomyopathies of the International Society and Federation of Cardiology. (medscape.com)
- In this case, congestive heart failure may represent underlying anemia (eg, Rh sensitization, fetal-maternal transfusion), arrhythmias (usually supraventricular tachycardia), or myocardial dysfunction (myocarditis or cardiomyopathy). (medscape.com)
Cardiac4
- Rare causes of specific inflammatory cardiomyopathies include cardiac sarcoidosis, giant cell myocarditis and eosinophilic myocarditis. (intechopen.com)
- In patients with cardiac sarcoidosis, giant cell myocarditis or eosinophilic myocarditis the use of immunosuppressive treatment is recommended, as is the case in myocarditis associated with autoimmune disorders. (intechopen.com)
- His laboratory research team has been a leader for many years in the field of gene discovery and mechanisms of cardiomyopathies, arrhythmias, sudden cardiac death, vascular disorders and congenital heart disease - as well as viral causes of myocarditis, cardiomyopathies, transplant rejection and transplant coronary disease. (myocarditisfoundation.org)
- Myocarditis Myocarditis is inflammation of the myocardium with necrosis of cardiac myocytes. (msdmanuals.com)
RESTRICTIVE3
- In restrictive cardiomyopathy the ventricle stiffens. (wikipedia.org)
- Restrictive cardiomyopathy may be caused by amyloidosis, hemochromatosis, and some cancer treatments. (wikipedia.org)
- A more clinical categorization of cardiomyopathy as 'hypertrophied', 'dilated', or 'restrictive', has become difficult to maintain because some of the conditions could fulfill more than one of those three categories at any particular stage of their development. (wikipedia.org)
Dysfunction1
- Echocardiography revealed dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) with left vertical dysfunction (ejection fraction of 39%) and global hypokinesia. (pediatriconcall.com)
Pathophysiology1
- The pathophysiology of cardiomyopathies is better understood at the cellular level with advances in molecular techniques. (wikipedia.org)
Sudden1
- Help Us End Suffering and Sudden Death from Myocarditis! (myocarditisfoundation.org)
Acute2
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Acute Rheumatic Fever. (pediatriconcall.com)
- 2) However in end stage dilated cardiomyopathy with clinically unsuspected acute rheumatic carditis, it can have a fatal outcome. (pediatriconcall.com)
Arrhythmias1
- Typical manifestations of inflammatory cardiomyopathy include chest pain, heart failure, and arrhythmias, but these symptoms and signs are unspecific. (intechopen.com)
Classification2
- Report of the 1995 World Health Organization/International Society and Federation of Cardiology Task Force on the Definition and Classification of cardiomyopathies. (medscape.com)
- However, the classification of cardiomyopathies continues to evolve, based on the rapid evolution of molecular genetics as well as the introduction of recently described diseases. (medscape.com)
Familial1
- Cardiomyopathies can be of genetic (familial) or non-genetic (acquired) origin. (wikipedia.org)
Diseases6
- Inflammatory cardiomyopathy can also occur in connection with autoimmune inflammatory diseases. (intechopen.com)
- Cardiomyopathies are primary diseases of heart muscle. (unboundmedicine.com)
- Strong commitments for him remain finding the genetic basis for diseases and targeted therapies for cardiomyopathy. (myocarditisfoundation.org)
- Cardiomyopathy is a group of primary diseases of the heart muscle. (wikipedia.org)
- Genetic cardiomyopathies usually are caused by sarcomere or cytoskeletal diseases, neuromuscular disorders, inborn errors of metabolism, malformation syndromes and sometimes are unidentified. (wikipedia.org)
- While in Children, Neuromuscular diseases such as Becker muscular dystrophy, including X-linked genetic disorder, are directly linked with their Cardiomyopathies. (wikipedia.org)
Diagnosis2
- Similarly, new molecular-based methods and therapies tailored to specific pathogeneses have a potential to improve diagnosis and outcomes in patients with inflammatory cardiomyopathy. (intechopen.com)
- Alcoholism, for example, has been identified as a cause of dilated cardiomyopathy, as has drug toxicity, and certain infections (including Hepatitis C). Untreated celiac disease can cause cardiomyopathies, which can completely reverse with a timely diagnosis. (wikipedia.org)
Disorders1
- Myocarditis and related disorders: proceedings of the International Symposium on Cardiomyopathy and Myocarditis / edited by Morie Sekiguchi, Eckhardt G. J. Olsen, John F. Goodwin. (who.int)
Clinically1
- Myocarditis is difficult to diagnose clinically and the prevalence in cats may be underestimated. (vin.com)
Arrhythmia2
- Although congestive heart failure in adolescents can be related to structural heart disease (including complications after surgical palliation or repair), it is usually associated with chronic arrhythmia or acquired heart disease, such as cardiomyopathy. (medscape.com)
- Given the LT's underlying dilated cardiomyopathy, the physical stress of responding to the call and climbing the embankment may have triggered a fatal heart arrhythmia. (cdc.gov)
Ventricle1
- In this form of cardiomyopathy there is inappropriate hypertrophy of the left ventricle and on occasions the right ventricle may also be involved. (vin.com)
Cardiovascular1
- Cardiomyopathies are either confined to the heart or are part of a generalized systemic disorder, both often leading to cardiovascular death or progressive heart failure-related disability. (wikipedia.org)
Molecular biology1
- Dr. Towbin's research has focused on the genetics and molecular biology of cardiomyopathy and advanced heart failure. (myocarditisfoundation.org)
Severity1
- Treatment depends on the type of cardiomyopathy and the severity of symptoms. (wikipedia.org)
Chronic1
- Treatment of dilated cardiomyopathy is essentially the same as treatment of chronic heart failure (CHF). (medscape.com)
Manifestations1
- L'objectif de ce travail était de décrire le profi l des manifestations cardiovasculaires chez les patients vivants avec le VIH en le comparant à celui de patients séronégatifs. (bvsalud.org)
Chapter1
- harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623029/all/Chapter_117:_Cardiomyopathies_and_Myocarditis. (unboundmedicine.com)
Occurs1
- In most cases of lymphocytic myocarditis, recovery occurs within a few weeks following supportive treatment. (intechopen.com)
Heart4
- The current American Heart Association (AHA) definition divides cardiomyopathies into primary, which affect the heart alone, and secondary, which are the result of illness affecting other parts of the body. (wikipedia.org)
- Cardiomyopathy describes a functional impairment or structural abnormality of the heart muscle. (vin.com)
- Those patients who initially recover might develop recurrent dilated cardiomyopathy and heart failure. (pediatriconcall.com)
- Dilated cardiomyopathy is the third most common cause of heart failure and the most frequent reason for heart transplantation. (medscape.com)
Presentation1
- The frequency, presentation and outcome of peripartum cardiomyopathy (PCM) vary considerably throughout the world. (bvsalud.org)
Fatigue1
- Symptoms of cardiomyopathies may include fatigue, swelling of the lower extremities and shortness of breath after exertion. (wikipedia.org)
Evaluation1
- Table 117-2 details the comprehensive initial evaluation of suspected cardiomyopathies. (unboundmedicine.com)
Types1
- Table 117-1 summarizes distinguishing presenting features of the three major types of cardiomyopathy (CMP). (unboundmedicine.com)
Case1
- One case was diagnosed prenatally with cardiomyopathy. (nature.com)
Cases2
- A further category of unclassified cardiomyopathy is now recognised for cases that do not fit neatly into any of the above categories. (vin.com)
- In many cases of cardiomyopathy, endomyocardial biopsy is class II (uncertain efficacy and may be controversial) or class III (generally not indicated). (medscape.com)
Patients1
- 1. Ntusi NAB, Sliwa K . Impact of Racial and Ethnic Disparities on Patients With Dilated Cardiomyopathy: JACC Focus Seminar 7/9. (msdmanuals.com)
Diagnostic1
- In Niger, data are non-existent, hence the aim of our study, which was to clarify the epidemiological, diagnostic, therapeutic and evolutionary aspects of peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM). (bvsalud.org)