What Is Cardiomyopathy?
Cardiomyopathy is an overarching term used to describe numerous heart conditions that affect the heart muscle but have different causes, symptoms and treatments. These diseases occur in people of all ages, both sexes and all ethnicities.
When a person has a cardiomyopathy disease, the heart does not function as it should. Thickened, thinned or hardened walls lead to a weaker muscle that is no longer efficient at pumping blood through the body. This can result in blood building up in the lungs or elsewhere, irregular heartbeats and heart failure.
