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Abnormality of the heart muscle which can cause heart failure or potentially lethal changes in heart rhythm.

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this

39 year experience in Internal Medicine

Is a type of:

Heart diseases

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Common
Baby
0-2
Common
Preteen
6-13
Common
Teenager
14-18
Common
Young adult
19-40
Common
Middle-aged adult
41-60
Very common

How it can usually be treated?

Can be cured with medical treatment

How is it usually diagnosed?

Requires diagnosis by a medical professional

Body locations

Chest

Types of

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Condition
Myocarditis
Condition
Chronic cardiomyopathy
Condition
Dilated cardiomyopathy
Condition
Restrictive cardiomyopathy
Condition
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Symptoms

Cough
Chest pain
Dizziness
Fatigue
Bloating or abdominal fullness
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Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Cardiomyopathy
Digoxin
3.0
27 reviews
Amiodarone
2.9
22 reviews
Nifedipine
2.5
24 reviews
Beta blocker
Blood thinners
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Procedures

Ratings show how effective doctors think these procedures are at treating Cardiomyopathy

Surgery

Heart transplant
4
12 reviews

Medical devices

Defibrillator
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Other treatments

Watchful waiting
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Tests

Iron and iron binding capacity
HIV antibody 1 and 2
Electrocardiogram
Holter monitoring
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
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Risk factors

Personal

Substance abuse

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