Question 1

what does cardiomyopathy affect in the body?

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Grave: It may lead to low organ perfusion and may lead to shut down of many organs, such as liver and kidney.  It must be treated very aggressively to avoid this outcome.

Question 2

what number of types of cardiomyopathies?

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3: Dilated, Hypertrophic and Restrictive.

Question 3

and what cardiomyopathies might result from increased aortic pressure?

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Hypertrophic or...: Hypertrophic or dilated cardiomyopathy can both result with hypertrophy generally occurring first.

Question 4

can you use stem cells to heal cardiomyopathies in children?

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Research ongoing: The use os stem cells in a variety of afflictions show promise.Most work with cardiomyopathy is in adults, and stem cell use appears to be helpful but not developed to a point where it is considered more than paliative. It may buy time until a transplant organ can be found, and would only be available in centers using a study protocol.

Question 5

would a cardiac mri of shown a enlarged heart and cardiomyopathies? what about heart failure?

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Yes: Cardiac MRI would give very accurate info about chamber sizes and motion/function. "Heart failure" per se is a clinical diagnosis.  BUT the cardiac MRI would be able to tell you how well the chamber is squeezing and whether its functioning normally or not.

Question 6

what parts of the body does dilated cardiomyopathy affect?

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Heart: Dilated means enlarged or stretched out.  Cardio= relating to heart   myo= muscle   pathy= disease or weakening.  So dilated cardiomyopathy is an enlarged heart with weak muscle.  Although only the heart muscle is weak, it can affect every part of the body if the delivery of blood is diminished as in congestive heart failure.

Question 7

i've had diarrhea and nausea all day. body is achy and sore. as a cardiomyopathy patent should i be extra concerned?

Accepted Answer

Cardiomyopathy &amp; GI: Yes if you are on a diuretic you can get very dehydrated, also may be side effect of medication. talk with your doc tonight. Try to keep up with fluids, water, Gatorade, clear liquids

Question 8

woke up with a heaviness in the chest & struggled to sit up. room was spinning & broke out in a whole body cold sweat. have cardiomyopathy.  heart?

Accepted Answer

Cardiomyopathy: These symptoms may be serious given your heart condition - call your cardiologist asap - yes, this could be heart-derived, associated with low BP and then a near-faint spell -

Question 9

what is  cardiomyopathy?

Accepted Answer

Cardiomyopathy: Carduomyopathy is disease of the heart muscle. There are various types of cardiomyopathy and causes, and the symptoms can vary from minimal or none to severe.

Question 10

does cardiomyopathy hurt?

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No: If you have ischemia from coronary artery disease along with it then you may feel the pain of angina in your chest.

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