Question 1

can a viral infection can lead to myocardial infarction and/or any other serious consequence?

Accepted Answer

Viral Myocarditis: Viral myocarditis is rare but when it occurs may be fatal in a matter of hours and may require ventricular assist devices as a rescue lifesaving therapy sometimes as a bridge to a heart transplant. Still high mortality risk.

Question 2

how do you treat  myopathy?

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Find the cause: Like any disease, your best chance of relief is to find the cause. Find the cause. In the meantime avoid too much exertion which could further damage diseased muscle fibers.

Question 3

what percentage of people have myopathy?

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Myopathy = muscle: weakness &amp; wasting from abnormal structure or metabolism of muscle cells. 586 specific genetic defects cause congenital myopathies. Causes of  acquired myopathies are on clevelandclinicmeded.com/medicalpubs/diseasemanagement/neurology/myopathy/. If personal  &amp;  family history, physical &amp; neurological exams, muscle biopsy &amp;  molecular genetic studies yield a diagnosis, your ? can be answered.

Question 4

what is the definition or description of: myopathy?

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Muscle disorder: Myopathy is a primary disorder of the muscle.  Myopathies can be congenital, acquired (often autoimmune) and part of hereditary syndromes.  These are typically diagnosed based on clinical presentation, genetic testing, and muscle biopsy and occasionally electrodiagnostic testing.

Question 5

progressive degenerative myopathy, what is this disorder?

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Muscle degeneration: There are several types of progressive muscle degeneration.  Duchenne muscular dystrophy is one of the better known.  Other variants of muscular dystrophy are less severe.  Spinal muscular atrophy results from loss of anterior horn cells in the spinal cord that causes progressive degeneration of the involved muscles with weakness.  Toxic myopathy can occur including associated with steroid use.

Question 6

my wife thinks i should see someone for my myopathy. should i?

Accepted Answer

If you haven't yet: Listen to your wife.  Get checked out.

Question 7

cervical myopathy prognosis?

Accepted Answer

Depends: Needs immediate evaluation by a spine surgeon before any permanent damage sets in.

Question 8

is myopathy why i have back problems?

Accepted Answer

Unlikely: Myopathy can weaken muscles and result in early back degeneration.  This is very unusual, however. At age 44, if you have early back issues already, then this could be the problem unless your activity and job requirements have just accelerated the degeneration in the back.

Question 9

what can i expect from cardio myopathy?

Accepted Answer

It depends : Cardiomyopathies can have a wide range of clinical course from very few symptoms for many years to very severe symptoms in a short time period. Most are progressive but may be very gradual.  Medications are avfirstbline of treatment. For the most severe, cardiac transplantation is undertaken.

Question 10

what is the treatment for myopathy?

Accepted Answer

Varies: There many different type of myopathies arising from different trigger sites, so there is no one specific trestmen.

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