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| | Cardiomyopathy - Texas Heart Institute Heart Information Center |
 | | "Cardiomyopathy" means "disease of the heart muscle." Cardiomyopathy damages the muscle tone of the heart and reduces its ability to pump blood to the rest of your body. | | | Also called congestive cardiomyopathy, it affects the chambers of the heart by weakening their walls. | | | Check your family's medical history to learn if you are at risk. |
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http://www.tmc.edu/thi/myopathy.html
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| | Cardiomyopathy |
| | Cardiomyopathy represents a group of diseases of the heart, which involve the heart muscle itself resulting in contractile and relaxation dysfunction of both ventricles leading to progressive chamber dilatation and then hypocontractile walls (see figure 43b). | | | Compared with other forms of cardiomyopathy, in the absence of comorbid conditions, the prognosis of hypertensive cardiomyopathy in subjects whose afterload is controlled is probably better than for most other types of dilated cardiomyopathy. | | | However, the human hearts with IDC or ischemic cardiomyopathy were taken from very late stage, literally dying patients maintained on multiple powerful intravenous inotropic medications,and it is not clear if apoptosis plays a significant role in remodeling and/or chamber systolic dysfunction until this point in the natural history of the dilated cardiomyopathies. |
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http://www.rjmatthewsmd.com/Definitions/cardiomyopathy.htm
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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Cardiomyopathy |
| | Restrictive cardiomyopathy: This is a disorder affecting the diastolic (when the heart muscle is relaxing between contractions) function of the heart. | | | Cardiomyopathy is a weakening of the heart muscle or a change in heart muscle structure. | | | chest pain - also known as "angina," consists of a feeling of sharp, unrelenting pressure the middle of the chest (more common in ischemic cardiomyopathy) |
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001105.htm
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| | BOXER CARDIOMYOPATHY Wendy Wallner, DVM, Atlanta, Georgia |
| | Cardiomyopathy can also be responsible for sudden death associated with anesthesia. | | | In time, as the heart becomes very enlarged, it begins to be an inefficient pump and dogs so affected may require numerous medications to keep the heart functioning well enough to sustain life. | | | Now, just because a boxer has VPCs does not absolutely mean it has cardiomyopathy IF there is another disease process at work. |
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http://www.boxergallery.com/articles/cardiomyopathy.htm
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| | Cardiomyopathy |
| | Cardiomyopathy simply means that your heart muscle and pumping power of your heart is weaker than normal. | | | The medications used to treat cardiomyopathy attempt to increase the amount of blood pumped out by the heart with each beat. | | | With restrictive cardiomyopathy, the walls of the heart have become thickened and stiff. |
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http://www.hmc.psu.edu/healthinfo/c/cardiomyopathy.htm
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| | Cardiomyopathy |
| | The purpose of this study was to examine the role of apoptosis in myocarditis and dilated cardiomyopathy. | | | Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HC) is associated with an increased risk of sudden cardiac death or death from heart failure. | | | The improvement in left ventricular function associated with beta-blocker therapy may be related to the attenuation in myocardial perfusion defects. |
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http://www.thedoctorsdoctor.com/diseases/cardiomyopathy.htm
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| | Cardiomyopathy |
| | Cardiomyopathy is any disease of the heart muscle in which the heart loses its ability to pump blood effectively. | | | Because the heart muscle is weak and unable to pump enough blood to meet the body's demands, the body tries to preserve blood flow to essential organs such as the brain and kidneys by reducing blood flow to other areas of the body, such as the skin and muscles. | | | Cardiomyopathy prevents the heart muscle from pumping enough blood to meet the body's needs. |
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http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/uvahealth/peds_cardiac/cmp.cfm
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| | Pediatric Cardiomyopathy |
| | Pediatric cardiomyopathy is a rare heart condition that affects infants and children. | | | Ischemic cardiomyopathy refers to cases that occur due to a lack of blood flow and oxygen (ischemia) to the heart. | | | Specifically, cardiomyopathy means disease of the heart muscle (myocardium). |
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http://www.webmd.com/hw/heart_disease/nord1128.asp
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| | Cardiomyopathy |
| | Another form of this condition is called Dilated Cardiomyopathy. | | | This muscle mass is responsible for pumping blood through the aorta, which is the body's largest artery. | | | The rise in cases of Cardiomyopathy in Ragdolls is becoming a concern that all Ragdoll lovers should focus on eliminating! |
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http://www.ragdoll-cats.com/Cardio.htm
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| | Cardiomyopathy Association - Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy |
| | However the muscle in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy is often stiff and relaxes poorly, requiring higher pressures than normal to expand with the inflow of blood. | | | The need for any treatment and choice of that treatment has to be made on an individual basis and may change in any one individual over the years. | | | For the majority of affected individuals, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy is a condition which will not limit the quality or duration of life. |
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http://www.cardiomyopathy.org/html/which_card_hcm.htm
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| | Cardiomyopathy |
| | Cardiomyopathy literally means disease of the heart muscle. | | | Pleural fluid can also be drained directly by placing a needle or catheter through the chest wall and removing the fluid. | | | When this occurs the heart is no longer able to pump the blood out of the heart in sufficient quantities to meet demand. |
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http://www.fabcats.org/cardiomyopathy.html
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| | Although this enlargement is a key part of dilated cardiomyopathy, it is not the initial problem but rather the heart's own response to a weakness of heart muscle and poor pumping ability. | | | This type of cardiomyopathy is less common than dilated cardiomyopathy, but it is not rare and has been the focus of much medical interest. | | | Dilated cardiomyopathy, in which the heart muscle becomes weak and the heart chambers subsequently dilate. |
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http://scc.healthcentral.com/bcp/main.asp?page=ency&id=700&ap=408&brand=24
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| | Cardiomyopathy |
| | Cardiomyopathy refers to heart problems when the heart can't work the way it's supposed to because of damage to the muscle. | | | The growth of the heart muscle is usually in the left ventricle - that's the one that pumps blood out to most of the body. | | | It happens when the walls of the heart muscle stiffen, the heart is unable to relax and completely fill with blood. |
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http://www.stayinginshape.com/4drhs/libv/h20.shtml
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| | Cardiomyopathy |
| | Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is responsible for about 2 percent to 6 percent of all cases of cardiomyopathy. | | | The heart muscle in people with restrictive cardiomyopathy becomes rigid and less elastic, interfering with the expansion and filling of the heart's ventricles with blood between heartbeats or contractions. | | | Controlling high blood pressure is important and prevents many people from developing cardiomyopathy later in life. |
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| | Two herbs used in the traditional medicine of India (Ayurveda) to treat people with cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure have recently been supported by a small amount of clinical research. | | | Herbs that may be helpful: Many doctors expert in herbal medicine consider hawthorn to be an effective and low-risk therapy for congestive heart failure, the main complication of cardiomyopathy. | | | Effects of exercise training on left ventricular filling at rest and during exercise in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction. |
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http://www.drugstore.com/qxc40586_332828_sespider/cardiomyopathy/cardiomyopathy.htm
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| | Heart - Cardiomyopathy in Cats |
| | The discovery of the relationship between taurine (an essential amino acid) deficiency and the development of dilated cardiomyopathy has nearly eliminated this condition. | | | Echocardiography (ultrasound exam) is MUCH more likely to provide a diagnosis of heart problems in a cat and I would choose it over an ECG if you have to make a choice. | | | This is the standard therapy, to the best of my knowledge, but I seem to remember seeing somewhere that some vets are questioning its effectiveness now. |
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http://www.vetinfo.com/ccardio.html
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| | CARDIOMYOPATHY |
| | Diagnosis of cardiomyopathy can be made with an x-ray and ultrasound examination, although a veterinarian may use other tests to further define the problem such as an EKG, blood profiles, and thoracocentesis (using a thin needle to obtain fluid from the chest for microscopic examination). | | | In this disease the walls of the heart become increasingly thinner and weaker until a point is reached when the heart can no longer function effectively as a pump. | | | Cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle which leads to impairment of the heart's ability to pump blood, and eventually to heart failure. |
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http://www.ferretnews.org/cardiomyopathy.html
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| | Cardiomyopathy |
| | Cardiomyopathy occurs when the muscles of the chamber walls of the heart weaken. | | | Cardiac catheterization to measure pressures in the heart chambers only if surgery is being considered. | | | Alternatively, the tumor that is producing the hormone may be removed surgically or destroyed by radiation therapy. |
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| | Cardiomyopathy Overview - Page 1 - HeartCenterOnline: |
| | This condition is distinguished from some forms of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy because the left ventricle is frequently normal sized. | | | ', CAPTION, 'Restrictive cardiomyopathy');" ONMOUSEOUT="return nd();">Restrictive cardiomyopathy, which means the heart muscle cannot adequately relax after contraction, making it unable to fill completely with blood. | | | Cardiomyopathies may be caused by a wide range of conditions, including chronic diseases, alcoholism, viral diseases, |
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http://heart.healthcentersonline.com/cardiomyopathy/cardiomyopathyoverview.cfm
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| | Cardiomyopathy |
| | In the other form of the disease, non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the enlarged muscle doesn't obstruct blood flow. | | | See the Related Items box above for links to the Cardiology Patient Page in Circulation, Journal of the American Heart Association: | | | A person with cardiomyopathy may suffer an embolus before any other symptom of cardiomyopathy appears. That's why anti-clotting (anticoagulant) drug therapy may be needed. |
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| | Cardiomyopathy - Heart Muscle Disease |
| | As a result, the heart muscle's ability to pump blood is weakened, often causing heart failure and the backup of blood into the lungs or rest of the body. | | | Cardiomyopathy, or heart muscle disease, is a type of progressive heart disease in which the heart is abnormally enlarged, thickened and/or stiffened. | | | WebMD does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. |
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http://www.webmd.com/content/pages/9/1675_57821.htm
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| | Cardiac + Myopathy; Cardiomyopathy |
| | Other familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathies with normal skeletal muscle | | | Cardiac: Cardiomyopathy and Congestive heart failure in some patients | | | Allelic with Cardiomyopathy, Dilated 3A (X-linked fatal infantile) |
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http://www.neuro.wustl.edu/neuromuscular/msys/cardiac.html
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| | Introduction: Cardiomyopathy - CureResearch.com |
| | Cardiomyopathy: Cardiomyopathy refers to disease that affect the muscle of the heart itself. | | | Treatments for Cardiomyopathy: Various information is available about treatments available for Cardiomyopathy, or research treatments for other diseases. | | | Researching symptoms of Cardiomyopathy: Further information about the symptoms of Cardiomyopathy is available including a list of symptoms of Cardiomyopathy, or alternatively return to research other symptoms in the symptom center. |
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http://www.cureresearch.com/c/cardiomyopathy/intro.htm
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| | Cardiomyopathy definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms |
| | Cardiomyopathy: Disease of the heart muscle (the myocardium). | | | Cardiomyopathy (Hypertrophic) - Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is associated with thickening of the heart | | | Cardiomyopathy (Restrictive) - A restrictive cardiomyopathy is a condition in which the walls of the lower chambers of the heart (the ventricles) are abnormally rigid and lack the flexibility to expand as the ventricles fill with blood. |
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http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=13590
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| | Ferret Heart Disease FAQ |
| | We have discussed that cardiomyopathy is an insidious, progressive disease; there is no cure for cardiomyopathy, only treatment. | | | There is one cause of cardiomyopathy that has been elucidated in the cat, and although it has not been definitely linked in the ferret, may be of importance - taurine deficiency. | | | The word cardiomyopathy comes from three Greek words meaning, literally, "a disease of the heart muscle", and that, unfortunately, sums up much of what we know of this disease. |
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http://www.ferretcentral.org/faq/med/cardio.html
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| | Use of certain drugs, such as alcohol, cocaine, antidepressants, antipsychotics and certain chemotherapy medications. | | | Depending on severity of cardiomyopathy, the following symptoms may occur: | | | Many known diseases can cause cardiomyopathy, or it may have no identifiable cause. |
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http://www.rxmed.com/b.main/b1.illness/b1.1.illnesses/Cardiomyopathy.html
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| | Feline Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy |
| | ypertrophic cardiomyopathy -- a heart disease where areas of heart muscle enlarge and thicken -- is the most common heart disease in cats. | | | These pages will explain some basics about how the heart functions, what hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is, how it impairs the heart's ability to function, how a veterinarian diagnoses HCM, and the goal of prescribing medications to manage it. | | | Although it develops and progresses over time, its early signs may be subtle or nonexistent. |
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