Cardiomyopathy Heart Disease Cardiovascular Disorders

A progressive disorder that alters the structure or impairs the function of the muscular wall of the lower chambers of the heart. - Merck Manual

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• Mayo Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Clinic - A look at the facilities and the role of the clinic. Answers and questions for patients and relatives and a section with useful references about this disease.
  
• RXmed: Cardiomyopathy - Explains what cardiomyopathy is, signs and symptoms, risk factors, prevention, diagnoses and treatment, medication, activity, diet, possible complications, and prognosis.
  
• The Merck Manual - A look at dilated (congestive), hypertophic, and restrictive cardiomyopathies, discussing the symptoms, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of each.
  
• Charity Mae Foundation - In memory of a teenage girl who died unexpectedly in January 1998 from complications of cardiomyopathy. Detailed information on this disorder and a support group.
  
• Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Support - Peer support for women with this heart condition stemming from pregnancy.
  
• A Mother's Heart, Inc. - Offers education, advocacy, and patient support for women suffering from peripartum cardiomyopathy, cardiac failure occurring near the end of pregnancy or after a baby's birth, when there is no prior history of heart disease.
  
• Broken Heart Syndrome: Acute Stress Cardiomyopathy - About this condition in which intense emotional or physical stress can cause rapid and severe heart muscle weakness. Includes information about Johns Hopkins University's case registry for use in researching ASC.
  
• Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy Research Project - Offers information about the project for patients, families and health professionals. Oregon Health Sciences University.
  
• Montgomery Heart Foundation for Cardiomyopathy - Provides private funding to support genetic research for familial cardiomyopathy and raise awareness of the disease to help promote the advancement of a cure. Includes the story of the Montgomery family.
  
• Cardiomyopathy Association - Helps sufferers and medical professionals find ways to deal with various forms of this disease.
  
• Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Describes this disorder including symptoms, risk factors, diagnosing, tests, treatment and prognosis.
  
• Fox's Medical Page - A site describing a young woman's struggle with cardiomyopathy. She has a left ventricular assist device, and is waiting for a heart transplant. Site has links to educational sites on heart failure, assist devices, organ donation, and recipes.
  
• Gilead: The Israeli Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association - A detailed outline of what the association is and is trying to accomplish. Also the story of Gilead Har'El.
  
• Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy/Dysplasia - ARVD information and treatment for patients and medical doctors.
  
• Treatment Cardiomyopathy - Describes the use of enzymes and amino acids to treat the condition, and presents research results and personal experiences.
  
• Living With Dilated Cardiomyopathy - A personal story about this disorder covering exercise and rest, diet and weight, medicines, self control and mental attitude.
  
• Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy - Answers questions such as what is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, how common is it, how does it develop, symptoms, physical exam, and is there a cure.
  
• Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association - Membership information is discussed as well as in-depth discussion on this disorder. Some topics are, how common it is, symptoms, diagnosing, cures and research.
  
• The Deborah Heart and Lung Center - A look at cardiomyopathy, the types, causes, diagnosing, symptoms, treatment and what to expect.
  
  

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