Is cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure the same?
In congestive cardiomyopathy, also called dilated cardiomyopathy, the heart becomes stretched and weakened and is unable to pump effectively. Heart failure occurs when the heart does not pump strongly enough to meet the needs of the body.
What is the most common treatment for congestive heart failure?
Some common types of medicines used to treat it are:
- ACE inhibitors (angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors)
- Aldosterone antagonists.
- ARBs (angiotensin II receptor blockers)
- ARNIs (angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitors)
- Beta-blockers.
- Blood vessel dilators.
- Digoxin.
- Calcium channel blockers.
Can cardiomyopathy lead to congestive heart failure?
Cardiomyopathy (kahr-dee-o-my-OP-uh-thee) is a disease of the heart muscle that makes it harder for your heart to pump blood to the rest of your body. Cardiomyopathy can lead to heart failure.
How long will I live with cardiomyopathy?
In general, about half of all people diagnosed with congestive heart failure will survive five years. About 30% will survive for 10 years. In patients who receive a heart transplant, about 21% of patients are alive 20 years later.
How long can you live with cardiomyopathy?
What is the prognosis for cardiomyopathy?
About prognosis: The ‘prognosis’ of Cardiomyopathy usually refers to the likely outcome of Cardiomyopathy. The prognosis of Cardiomyopathy may include the duration of Cardiomyopathy, chances of complications of Cardiomyopathy, probable outcomes, prospects for recovery, recovery period for Cardiomyopathy, survival rates, death rates,…
What are the symptoms of cardiomyopathy?
Signs and symptoms of cardiomyopathy may start with weakness and fatigue and exercise intolerance; shortness of breath and/or chest pain usually occur as the heart muscle function decreases. Swelling of the feet, ankles and legs frequently occurs.
How does cardiomyopathy cause heart failure?
Cardiomyopathy may result in heart failure, where the heart can’t pump as much blood as the body needs. One common cause of cardiomyopathy is lack of blood flow to the heart muscle, usually as a result of a heart attack.
What happens to the heart with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is associated with thickening of the heart muscle, most commonly at the septum between the ventricles, below the aortic valve. This leads to stiffening of the walls of the heart and abnormal aortic and mitral heart valve function, both of which may impede normal blood flow out of the heart.