Medically reviewed by Christopher Lee, MD Key Takeaways Cardiomyopathy is a disease that affects the heart muscle, making it weak or stiff.Medication, surgery, and lifestyle changes can help improve ...

Breathlessness or chest pain doesn’t always indicate blocked arteries. Doctors warn these symptoms may signal Hypertrophic ...

Medically reviewed by Sameena Zahoor, MD Key Takeaways People with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) have a higher risk of becoming severely ill from COVID-19.COVID-19 can cause heart damage and lead ...

Heart disease is a type of cardiovascular disease that affects the heart’s structure and function. Several different heart conditions fall under the umbrella term for heart disease. The most common ...

COVID-19 exacerbated adverse outcomes in peripartum cardiomyopathy, increasing myocardial infarction, intensive care unit admissions, and mortality rates. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients ...

Researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School examining the cause of cardiomyopathy discovered one out of every six patients with coronary artery disease had non-ischemic or dual ...

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy is a life threatening genetic heart condition that causes problems with the muscle tissue around your heart’s right ventricle. Arrhythmogenic right ...

Patients with oHCM experience significant variation in cardiovascular events, health care resource use, and costs across age, sex, race, and US region.

An international team, led by scientists from the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute has studied around 3000 people affected by the heart disease dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) – a driver of heart ...

Debora Grandison is committed to regular exercise and making and preparing healthier food choices for herself and her family in Ballwin, Missouri after receiving a pacemaker for cardiomyopathy. “I’m ...