Kids | Men | Women | Cardiovascular diseases | Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Dilated Cardiomyopathy
2022-10-31
Kids | Men | Women | Cardiovascular diseases | Dilated Cardiomyopathy
2022-10-31
Dilated cardiomyopathy is a type of heart muscle disease that causes the heart chambers (ventricles) to thin and stretch, growing larger. It typically starts in the heart’s main pumping chamber (left ventricle). Dilated cardiomyopathy makes it harder for the heart to pump blood to the rest of the body. As the heart becomes weaker, heart failure can occur. Common symptoms of heart failure include shortness of breath, fatigue and swelling of the ankles, feet, legs, abdomen and veins in the neck.
Depending on the underlying situation in which it diagnosed, dilated cardiomyopathy may also be called alcoholic cardiomyopathy.
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