Cardiomyopathy
Cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle that affects more men than women. The word cardiomyopathy derives from cardio meaning heart, myo meaning muscle and pathy meaning disease. There are 3 types:
1. Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). This is the most common form. In dilated cardiomyopathy one or more of the heart chambers become enlarged. This causes the heart to become larger and the heart muscle weaker. The ability of the heart chambers to pump blood is diminished and less forceful. One in five cases of dilated cadiomyopathy are thought to have been inherited.
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