Cardiomyopathy vs. Heart Failure: Similarities and Differences - Healthline
Jan 16, 2024 · Cardiomyopathy and heart failure are both conditions in which your heart has a more difficult time pumping blood. While cardiomyopathy involves problems with your heart …
Types of Cardiomyopathy & Heart Failure - NYU Langone Health
A normal heart’s ejection fraction is typically between 55 percent and 70 percent. The ejection fraction number is used to describe different types of heart failure or cardiomyopathy. Heart …
Cardiomyopathy - Types | NHLBI, NIH
Dec 6, 2024 · There are several types of cardiomyopathies. They differ based on their cause and how they affect the heart’s structure and function. Some types are rarer than others. All types …
Cardiomyopathy vs. Heart Failure: Differences, Causes, Outlook
Oct 26, 2023 · Cardiomyopathy and heart failure both affect the heart’s function. However, they have key differences. Cardiomyopathy refers to conditions that affect the heart muscle. Heart …
Cardiomyopathy - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Feb 21, 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 …
Cardiomyopathy: Symptoms & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
Mar 14, 2023 · Cardiomyopathy is a disease that affects your myocardium (heart muscle). Cardiomyopathy can make your heart stiffen, enlarge or thicken and can cause scar tissue. As …
5 Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, and Right Heart Failure
Heart failure can occur when the heart muscle is weak (systolic failure) or when it is stiff and unable to relax normally (diastolic failure). Cardiomyopathy, which means “disease of the heart …
What Is Cardiomyopathy? | American Heart Association
May 28, 2024 · Cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle that makes it harder for the heart to pump blood to the rest of the body. The various types of the disease have many causes, …
Dilated vs. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy - HealthCentral
May 30, 2024 · Both dilated and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy restrict the pumping of blood in the body. A key difference between these types of cardiomyopathy is whether the ventricle dilates …
Myths About Cardiomyopathy—Debunked - TIME
Dec 18, 2024 · Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy: Caused by gene mutations, this is a rare condition that develops when fatty or scarred tissue replaces normal tissue in part of the heart, …