Dilated cardiomyopathy
| Subclass of | intrinsic cardiomyopathy, dilated cardiac chambers, disease  |
|---|---|
| Health specialty | cardiology |
| Drug or therapy used for treatment | inamrinone |
| Possible medical findings | abnormal third heart sound |
| NCI Thesaurus ID | C84673 |
Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) be a condition insyd wich de heart cam be enlarged den no fi pump blood effectively.[1] Symptoms dey vary from none to feeling tired, leg swelling, den shortness of breath.[2] E sanso fi result in chest pain anaa fainting.[2] Complications fi include heart failure, heart valve disease, anaa an irregular heartbeat.[1][3]
Causes dey include genetics, alcohol, cocaine, certain toxins, complications of pregnancy, den certain infections.[4][5] Coronary artery disease den high blood pressure fi play a role, buh no be de primary cause.[4][6] Insyd chaw cases de cause remain unclear.[4] E be a type of cardiomyopathy, a group of diseases wey primarily dey affect de heart muscle.[1] De diagnosis fi be supported by an electrocardiogram, chest X-ray, anaa echocardiogram.[5]
Insyd those plus heart failure, treatment fi include medications insyd de ACE inhibitor, beta blocker, den diuretic families.[5] A low salt diet sanso fi be helpful.[6] Insyd those plus certain types of irregular heartbeat, blood thinners anaa an implantable cardioverter defibrillator fi be recommended. Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) fi be necessary.[5] If oda measures no be effective a heart transplant fi be an option in sam.[5]
About 1 per 2,500 people be affected.[5] E dey occur more frequently insyd men dan women.[7] Onset most be often insyd middle age.[6] Five-year survival rate be about 50%.[5] E sanso fi occur insyd kiddies wey e be de most common type of cardiomyopathy insyd dis age group.[5]
References
[edit | edit source]- 1 2 3 "What Is Cardiomyopathy?". NHLBI (in English). 22 June 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- 1 2 "What Are the Signs and Symptoms of Cardiomyopathy?". NHLBI (in English). 22 June 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ↑ "Types of Cardiomyopathy". NHLBI (in English). 22 June 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- 1 2 3 "What Causes Cardiomyopathy?". NHLBI (in English). 22 June 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Weintraub RG, Semsarian C, Macdonald P (July 2017). "Dilated cardiomyopathy". Lancet. 390 (10092): 400–414. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31713-5. PMID 28190577. S2CID 46801202.
- 1 2 3 Ferri FF (2017). Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2018 E-Book: 5 Books in 1 (in English). Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 244. ISBN 978-0-323-52957-0.
- ↑ "Who Is at Risk for Cardiomyopathy? - NHLBI, NIH". NHLBI (in English). 22 June 2016. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
External links
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- Dilated cardiomyopathy Archived 2013-05-25 at the Wayback Machine information for parents.