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2. Dilated cardiomyopathy - Wikipedia

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   Illustration of a Normal Heart vs. Heart with Dilated Cardiomyopathy. The progression of heart failure is associated with left ventricular remodeling, which manifests as gradual increases in left ventricular end-diastolic and end-systolic volumes, wall thinning, and a change in chamber geometry to a more spherical, less elongated shape.

3. 8 Common Cardiovascular Diseases for Men & How to Prevent Them

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   Heart failure. Heart failure occurs when your heart can’t pump blood well enough to supply all of your body’s tissues. ... Treatment for dilated cardiomyopathy may involve taking medications ...

4. Alcoholic cardiomyopathy - Wikipedia

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   Alcoholic cardiomyopathy (ACM) is a disease in which the long-term consumption of alcohol leads to heart failure. [1] ACM is a type of dilated cardiomyopathy. The heart is unable to pump blood efficiently, leading to heart failure. It can affect other parts of the body if the heart failure is severe.

5. Heart failure - Wikipedia

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   Heart failure with recovered ejection fraction (HFrecovEF or HFrecEF): patients previously with HFrEF with complete normalization of left ventricular ejection (≥50%). [64] [65] Heart failure may also be classified as acute or chronic. Chronic heart failure is a long-term condition, usually kept stable by the treatment of symptoms.

6. Parents' delight after girl's heart op a success - AOL

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   Christmas has "come early" for the parents of a toddler who suffered heart failure, after a successful operation to treat her condition. ... dilated cardiomyopathy and was moved to Great Ormond ...

7. Cardiomyopathy - Wikipedia

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   Treatment depends on the type of cardiomyopathy and condition of disease, but may include medication (conservative treatment) or iatrogenic/implanted pacemakers for slow heart rates, defibrillators for those prone to fatal heart rhythms, ventricular assist devices (VADs) for severe heart failure, or catheter ablation for recurring dysrhythmias ...