Cardiomyopathy
See Also:
Cardiomyopathy:
Introduction & Types
Cardiomyopathy:
Causes & Risk Factors
Cardiomyopathy:
Signs & Symptoms
Cardiomyopathy:
Medical Tests & Diagnosis Methods
Cardiomyopathy:
Treatment & Prevention Options
Causes & Risk Factors
Causes:
When causes of cardiomyopathy are not known, it is called
as Idiopathic cardiomyopathy. Causes of other types of
cardiomyapathy are listed below.
Causes of dilated cardiomyopathy:
Dilated cardiomyopathy is caused by certain diseases,
conditions, substances and can even be inherited. Various
causes include:
- Coronary artery disease and heart attacks
(ischemic cardiomyopathy).
- Viral infections leading to inflammation of heart
muscle (myocarditis).
- Excessive intake of alcohol with poor diet causes
alcoholic cardiomyopathy.
- Complications during pregnancy or after
childbirth cause peripartum cardiomyopathy.
- Toxins such as cobalt and drugs such as cocaine,
amphetamines and medicines such as doxorubicin
and daunorubicin (used to treat cancer).
- Diabetes and thyroid disease.
Causes of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy:
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy can develop due to
hypertension or aging over a period.
Causes of restrictive cardiomyopathy:
Disease and conditions leading to restrictive
cardiomyopathy are:
- Hemochromatosis: In this
condition, excess iron is deposited into tissues
including the heart tissue.
- Amyloidosis: In this condition
abnormal proteins are deposited into heart
tissue.
- Connective tissue disorders. (5)
ARVC:
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) or
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD) is an
inherited condition (11).
Risks: Some of the cardiomyopathy
risk factors include:
- Family history of cardiomyopathy
- Heart failure or sudden cardiac death
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Previous heart attack
- Myocarditis
- Certain disease that can damage the heart such as
hemochromatosis and amyloidosis
- Prolonged alcoholism
- Prolonged high blood pressure
- Diabetes (5)
See Also:
Cardiomyopathy:
Introduction & Types
Cardiomyopathy:
Causes & Risk Factors
Cardiomyopathy:
Signs & Symptoms
Cardiomyopathy:
Medical Tests & Diagnosis Methods
Cardiomyopathy:
Treatment & Prevention Options
Article by Kona Vishnu, MS
Medical Writer,
OmniMedicalSearch.com
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