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	Cardiomyopathy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cardiomyopathy, which literally means "heart muscle disease", is the deterioration of the function of the myocardium (i.e., the actual heart muscle) for any reason.
		Cardiomyopathy of any cause typically leads to signs and symptoms of heart failure as the pumping efficiency of the heart is diminished.
		Ischemic cardiomyopathy is a weakness in the muscle of the heart due to inadequate oxygen delivery to the myocardium with coronary artery disease being the most common cause.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cardiomyopathy (749 words)

	Lifespan's A - Z Health Information Library - Cardiomyopathy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Cardiomyopathy can be caused by viral infections, heart attacks, alcoholism, long-term, severe high blood pressure, nutritional deficiences (particularly selenium, thiamine, and L-carnitine), systemic lupus erythematosus, celiac disease, and end-stage kidney disease.
		Dilated cardiomyopathy: This is a global, usually idiopathic myocardial disorder characterized by a marked enlargement and inadequate function of the left ventricle.
		Ischemic cardiomyopathy: This is caused by heart attacks, which leave scars in the heart muscle (myocardium).
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	WPXI.com - Health Encyclopedia - Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
		Ischemic cardiomyopathy is a term that doctors use to describe patients who have congestive heart failure due to coronary artery disease.
		Ischemic cardiomyopathy results when the arteries that bring blood and oxygen to the heart are blocked.
		Ischemic cardiomyopathy is the most common type of cardiomyopathy in the United States.
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	Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		In summary, ischemic cardiomyopathy is a medical term that doctors use to describe patients who have congestive heart failure that is a result of coronary artery disease.
		Ischemic cardiomyopathy results when the arteries that bring blood and oxygen to the heart, called coronary arteries, are blocked.
		Ischemic cardiomyopathy is the most common type of cardiomyopathy in the US.
	www.utmedicalcenter.org /encyclopedia/000160.htm (350 words)

	AllRefer Health - Cardiomyopathy
		Cardiomyopathy is a weakening of the heart muscle (myocardium), which usually causes inadequate heart pumping.
		Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: This is a disproportionate growth of the left ventricle muscle.
		Peripartum cardiomyopathy: This is a dilated cardiomyopathy appearing in women during the last trimester of pregnancy, or after childbirth.
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	Cardiomyopathy
		Cardiomyopathy is a disease in which the function of the heart muscle deteriorates, losing its ability to pump adequately.
		In ischemic cardiomyopathy, the effective pumping of the heart muscle becomes less as a result of an insult due to lack of oxygen, such as in a heart attack.
		Restrictive cardiomyopathy is not hereditary, however, the disease that is the causative factor may be genetically passed on.
	members.aol.com /maudibe1/cardiomyopathy.htm (700 words)

	Cardiomyopathy - Texas Heart Institute Heart Information Center
		Cardiomyopathy means "disease of the heart muscle." Cardiomyopathy damages the muscle tone of the heart and reduces its ability to pump blood to the rest of the body.
		Ischemic cardiomyopathy is the loss or weakening of heart muscle tissue caused by ischemia or silent ischemia.
		Although cardiomyopathy is one of the less frequent forms of heart disease, it's still important to be aware of the role heredity plays in the disease and to be familiar with its symptoms.
	texasheart.org /HIC/Topics/Cond/Cardiomyopathy.cfm (568 words)

	Children’s Cardiomyopathy Foundation — Description Of Disorder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Cardiomyopathy is a chronic and sometimes progressive disease in which the heart muscle (myocardium), is abnormally enlarged, thickened and/or stiffened.
		Nonischemic cardiomyopathy can then be broken down into: 1) "primary cardiomyopathy" where the heart is predominately affected and the cause may be due to infectious agents or genetic disorders and 2) "secondary cardiomyopathy" where the heart is affected due to complications from another disease affecting the body (i.e.
		Cardiomyopathy is nondiscriminatory in that it can affect any adult or child at any stage of their life.
	www.childrenscardiomyopathy.org /site/description.php (1937 words)

	Cardiomyopathy
		Cardiomyopathy represents a group of diseases of the heart, which involve the heart muscle itself resulting in contractile and relaxation dysfunction of both ventricles leading to progressive chamber dilatation and then hypocontractile walls (see figure 43b).
		However, the human hearts with IDC or ischemic cardiomyopathy were taken from very late stage, literally dying patients maintained on multiple powerful intravenous inotropic medications,and it is not clear if apoptosis plays a significant role in remodeling and/or chamber systolic dysfunction until this point in the natural history of the dilated cardiomyopathies.
		Postpartum cardiomyopathy is likely a heterogeneous group of disorders consisting of the addition of the hemodynamic load of pregnancy to a variety of underlying myocardial processes, including hypertensive heart disease, familial or idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy, and myocarditis.
	www.rjmatthewsmd.com /Definitions/cardiomyopathy.htm (10269 words)

	Ischemic
		Ischemic optic neuropathy is a rare cause of blindness that is usually associated with giant cell (temporal) arteritis, as well as with systemic hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, systemic lupus erythematosus, and herpes zoster...
		An ischemic stroke is the death of brain tissue (cerebral infarction) resulting from an inadequate supply of blood and oxygen to the brain.
		Ischemic colitis involves an area of inflammation (irritation and swelling) caused by interference with the blood flow to the large intestine.
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	Cardiomyopathy
		Ischemic cardiomyopathy typically refers to heart muscle damage that results from coronary artery disease, such as heart attack, and will not be discussed here.
		In the United States, restrictive cardiomyopathy is most commonly related to the following: amyloidosis, in which abnormal protein fibers (amyloid) accumulate in the heart's muscle; sarcoidosis, an inflammatory disease that causes the formation of small lumps in organs; and hemochromatosis, an iron overload of the body, usually due to a genetic disease.
		In general, restrictive cardiomyopathy does not appear to be inherited; however, some of the diseases that lead to the condition are genetically transmitted.
	www.cardioassoc.com /patient_pgs/conditions/cardiomyopathy.asp (2544 words)

	- Northwestern Memorial Hospital - Chicago
		Ischemic cardiomyopathy is a common cause of congestive heart failure.
		Go to the emergency room or call the local emergency number (such as 911) if you have symptoms that may be ischemic cardiomyopathy, or if chest pain is present and not relieved by rest or nitroglycerin.
		The best way to prevent ischemic cardiomyopathy is to avoid getting heart disease.
	www.nmh.org /nmh/adam/adamencyclopedia/HIEArticles/000160.htm (825 words)

	OHSU Health - Cardiomyopathy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Cardiomyopathy is any disease of the heart muscle in which the heart loses its ability to pump blood.
		non-ischemic cardiomyopathy is due to specific causes, and is often associated with diseases involving other organs as well as the heart.
		Restrictive cardiomyopathy does not appear to be inherited, but some of the diseases that lead to the condition are genetically transmitted.
	www.ohsuhealth.com /htaz/pageFinder.cfm?pageid=P00201 (480 words)

	Cardiac, Treating Cardiomyopathy (Heart Muscle Disease) at the Heart Institute
		There are two major categories of cardiomyopathy: primary cardiomyopathy, defined as changes in the structure or function of the heart muscle that cannot be attributed to a specific cause, and secondary, which is associated with disorders of the heart or other organs.
		Restrictive cardiomyopathy is usually caused by a disease called amyloidosis, which is associated with cancers of the blood.
		Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, in contrast to the congestive type, involves an enlargement or overgrowth of the heart muscle, usually that of the left ventricle, but sometimes the right chamber is also involved.
	cpmcnet.columbia.edu /dept/cs/pat/cardiac/cardiomyopathy.html (534 words)

	Cardiomyopathy
		Cardiomyopathy simply means that your heart muscle and pumping power of your heart is weaker than normal.
		Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy refers to the condition of the heart being enlarged for reasons that are not known to your physician.
		Ischemic cardiomyopathy can occur after a "heart attack," because the heart muscle has become weaker.
	www.hmc.psu.edu /healthinfo/c/cardiomyopathy.htm (804 words)

	eMedicine - Cardiomyopathy, Dilated : Article by Haroon R Afridi, MBBS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		In dilated cardiomyopathy, LV size, wall thickness, regional wall motion abnormalities, and ejection fraction are especially important determinants of etiology and prognosis for guiding therapy (see American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Guidelines for the Clinical Application of Echocardiography for a full discussion of the role of echocardiography in heart disease).
		In idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy, the global ejection fraction is decreased and wall motion is uniformly poor, with the exception of possible sparing of the septal and anterior basal segments.
		Ischemic cardiomyopathies tended to have reversible or fixed perfusion defects along with regional wall motion abnormalities on gated SPECT, while nonischemic cardiomyopathies demonstrate mild perfusion defects with diffuse wall motion abnormalities.
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	Facts About Cardiomyopathy
		Ischemic cardiomyopathy typically refers to heart muscle damage that results from coronary artery disease, such as heart attack, and will not be discussed here (see page 8 on how to get information on the disorder).
		The greatest thickening tends to occur in the left ventricle (the heart's main pumping chamber), especially in the septum, the wall that separates the left and right ventricles.
		Future advances in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiomyopathy depend on a better understanding of the disease process and why heart muscle is damaged.
	clevelandclinic.org /health/health-info/docs/1000/1010.asp?index=5846 (2916 words)

	eMedicine - Cardiomyopathy, Dilated : Article Excerpt by: Haroon R Afridi, MBBS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Dilated cardiomyopathy is associated with a large number of systemic or cardiac diseases, including specific heart muscle diseases (eg, ischemic cardiomyopathy, diabetic cardiomyopathy, alcoholic cardiomyopathy).
		Approximately 25% of all cases of dilated cardiomyopathy are of unknown etiology, and this form represents approximately 90% of all types of cardiomyopathy (McDonagh, 1997).
		Dilated cardiomyopathy is usually characterized by ventricular dilatation, initially usually of the left ventricle (LV), with myocyte hypertrophy and diminished systolic function.
	www.emedicine.com /radio/byname/cardiomyopathy-dilated.htm (424 words)

	Cardiomyopathy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		There are various types of cardiomyopathy, which fall into two major caregories: "ischmetic" and "nonischmetic" cardiomyopathy.
		Ischmetic cardiomyopathy typically refers to heart muscle damage that results from coronary artery disease, such as heart attack.
		Nonischemic cardiomyopathy consists of several forms, and the three main types are covered in this section.
	www.health-alliance.com /learnabout/learn_cardiomyopathy.htm (200 words)

	Iredell Memorial Hospital
		Cardiomyopathy refers to heart problems when the heart can't work the way it's supposed to because of damage to the muscle.
		NHLBI says ischemic cardiomyopathy is the most common type of cardiomyopathy in the United States.
		Most of the symptoms for cardiomyopathy are the result of the heart's lessening ability to move blood around the body.
	www.health-news-and-information.com /4iredell/libv/h20.shtml (902 words)

	Cardiomyopathy, end stage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		In 1988, WHO defined cardiomyopathy as "heart muscle diseases of unknown causes," but now have expanded to include diseases with dominant pathophysiology as well as etiology and pathologic factors.
		Ischemic cardiomyopathy is seen predominately in patients > 50
		Idiopathic and familial cardiomyopathies are seen at an earlier age, as are those related to congenital heart disease, viral cardiomyopathy, alcoholic cardiomyopathy and post partum cardiomyopathy
	www.5mcc.com /Assets/SUMMARY/TP0160.html (320 words)

	Loyola Univ. Health Sys. - Cardiac Care - Cardiomyopathy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle, in which the heart loses its ability to pump blood and, in some instances, heart rhythm is disturbed, leading to irregular heartbeats, or arrhythmias.
		hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (also known as hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM), asymmetric septal hypertrophy — (ASH), or idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis — IHSS) - the muscle mass of the left ventricle of the heart is larger than normal, or the wall between the two ventricles (septum) becomes enlarged and obstructs the blood flow from the left ventricle.
		dilated (congestive) cardiomyopathy - this is the most-frequent form of non-ischemic cardiomyopathy.
	www.luhs.org /HEALTH/TOPICS/cardiac/cardiomy.htm (525 words)

	Cardiomyopathy
		Cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle.
		• Ischemic cardiomyopathy typically refers to heart muscle damage that results from coronary artery disease, such as heart attack, and will not be discussed here (see page 8 on how to get information on the disorder).
		Dilated cardiomyopathy can be present for several years without causing significant symptoms.
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	Medical Dictionary: Ischemic cardiomyopathy - WrongDiagnosis.com - WrongDiagnosis.com
		Ischemic cardiomyopathy: Type of or association with medical condition Cardiomyopathy.
		Ischemic cardiomyopathy: Ischemic cardiomyopathy is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database: Cardiomyopathy
		Cardiomyopathy (medical condition): Cardiomyopathy refers to disease that affect the muscle of the heart itself.
	www.wrongdiagnosis.com /medical/ischemic_cardiomyopathy_printer.htm (208 words)

	Ischemic cardiomyopathy in pigs with two-vessel occlusion and viable, chronically dysfunctional myocardium -- ...
		Ischemic cardiomyopathy in pigs with two-vessel occlusion and viable, chronically dysfunctional myocardium -- Fallavollita and Canty 282 (4): 1370 -- AJP - Heart and Circulatory Physiology
		Ischemic cardiomyopathy in pigs with two-vessel occlusion and viable, chronically dysfunctional myocardium
		Ischemic cardiomyopathy is the most common cause of congestive heart failure and accounts for nearly 70% of the patients enrolled
	ajpheart.physiology.org /cgi/content/full/282/4/H1370 (5966 words)

	ICU-USA - Tour - Cardiomyopathy
		Cardiomyopathy is a chronic condition of the heart muscle that often results in heart failure.
		A very common cause of cardiomyopathy occurs when the heart muscle is chronically deprived of adequate blood flow and oxygen.
		The medications given to patients with a cardiomyopathy help improve the heart function and the symptoms of heart failure.
	www.icu-usa.com /tour/medical_conditions/cardiomyopathy.htm (192 words)

	Development of murine ischemic cardiomyopathy is associated with a transient inflammatory reaction and depends on ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Development of murine ischemic cardiomyopathy is associated with a transient inflammatory reaction and depends on reactive oxygen species -- Dewald et al.
		Development of murine ischemic cardiomyopathy is associated with a transient inflammatory reaction and depends on reactive oxygen species
		In the presence of ischemic heart disease, hibernating myocardium refers to a state of persistently impaired left ventricular
	www.pnas.org /cgi/content/full/100/5/2700 (3078 words)

	A canine model of chronic ischemic cardiomyopathy: characterization of regional flow-function relations -- Firoozan et ...
		A canine model of chronic ischemic cardiomyopathy: characterization of regional flow-function relations -- Firoozan et al.
		Myocardial blood flow distribution in patients with ischemic heart disease or dilated cardiomyopathy undergoing heart transplantation.
		Assessment of ischemic regional myocardial dysfunction and its reversibility.
	ajpheart.physiology.org /cgi/content/full/276/2/H446 (4974 words)

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