Cardiomyopathy Research Paper

Cardiomyopathy

Brandon Hoover
PE 108
Mr. Boswell

Cardiomyopathy

Cardiomyopathy is a disease primarily contained within the heart muscles and it is known to cause the heart to become enlarged, thick, or rigid. There are several types of this disease which are dilated cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, restrictive cardiomyopathy, and arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia. All of these are known types of cardiomyopathy and within each type are subcategories of other different types of cardiomyopathy. These diseases all have different causes, but the signs and symptoms are very similar. Also the treatments can become different as well with pertaining to any type of cardiomyopathy a person may have. Cardiomyopathy can either be acquired or it can be inherited through the expression of genes. Someone who has acquired cardiomyopathy means that they either obtained it from another disease or through their lifestyle by smoking, drinking, their
Although the cause of cardiomyopathy in many cases is unknown, there have been many links to other diseases, heart conditions and certain substances that enable cardiomyopathy to develop. Things like coronary heart disease, diabetes, thyroid disease and H.I.V. are known to cause cardiomyopathy. Substances like alcohol, stimulants and even a couple of medications are also known to cause cardiomyopathy. These are the most common types of how dilated cardiomyopathy can occur. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is mostly due to inheritance and it affects the heart muscle proteins. Restrictive cardiomyopathy mainly occurs due to other diseases known to have toxic properties within the heart. Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia is known to be inherited. This disease occurs when the right ventricle dies and becomes replaced by scar tissue resulting in inadequate blood