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Bookmark or Share- Cardiomyopathy - Symptoms and causes - Mayo ClinicCardiomyopathy (kahr-dee-o-my-OP-uh-thee) is a disease of the heart muscle. It causes the heart to have a harder time pumping blood to the rest of the body, which can lead to symptoms of heart failure. Cardiomyopathy also can lead to some other serious heart conditions. There are various types of cardiomyopathy.
- Enlarged heart - Symptoms & causes - Mayo ClinicA family history of heart muscle disease (cardiomyopathy). Some types of cardiomyopathy run in families. Tell your health care provider if a parent or sibling has a history of a thick, rigid or enlarged heart. High blood pressure. This means having a blood pressure measurement higher than 140/90 millimeters of mercury. Heart diseases.
- Pericarditis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo ClinicFluid buildup around the heart, also called pericardial effusion. The fluid buildup can lead to further heart complications. Thickening and scarring of the heart lining, also called constrictive pericarditis. Some people with long-term pericarditis develop permanent thickening and scarring of the pericardium.
- Heartburn or heart attack: When to worry - Mayo ClinicThe "textbook" heart attack involves sudden, crushing chest pain and difficulty breathing, often brought on by exertion. Many heart attacks don't happen that way, though. The signs and symptoms of a heart attack vary greatly from person to person. Heartburn itself can accompany other symptoms of heart attack.
- Heart failure - Symptoms and causes - Mayo ClinicHeart failure can reduce the blood flow to the kidneys. Untreated, this can cause kidney failure. Kidney damage from heart failure can require dialysis for treatment. Other heart problems. Heart failure can cause changes in the heart's size and function. These changes may damage heart valves and cause irregular heartbeats. Liver damage.
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