What is Heart Failure
Congestive heart failure (CHF), also called congestive cardiac failure (CCF) or just heart failure, is a condition that can result from any structural or functional cardiac disorde...
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Dilated Cardiomyopathy
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In many cases the cause of Dilated Cardiomyopathy cant be found (We call that idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy)
In a series of 1232 patients here were the most COMMON causes of initially unexplained Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Idiopathic — 50 percent Myocarditis (usually viral) — 9 percent Ischemic heart disease — 7 percent Infiltrative disease — 5 percent Peripartum cardiomyopathy — 4 percent Hypertension — 4 percent HIV infection — 4 percent Connective tissue disease — 3 percent Substance abuse — 3 percent Doxorubicin — 1 percent Other — 10 percent Dr O. Posted on 02/01/08, 07:02 pm |
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Does this mean it doesn't exist in half of those with it ,or it came from an unknown origin and its real . Because the way I read it is too many people are having mini heart attacks or somewhere through bad chest colds or over exercising parts of their hearts are ending up dead meaning alot of heart problems are not being diagnosed . Correct me if I'm wrong because that sounds like something to be concerned about . 
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In January I had congestive heart failure. I have an enlarged heart and have been diagnosed with dilated cardio-myopathy. I am on 4 different medications to keep me from going into heart failure again. I am 55 and feel somewhat lonely and lost.
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Both my maternal uncles died in their 50's from cardiomyopathy and now I have it. I am 55.
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I had a repeat Echo in June. EF went up to 35%. Will have repeat ECHO in Jan. 09 and then be re-evaluated for defib.
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