MYOPATHY - A
disease of
muscle tissue.
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Full article >>>Myopathy: Any and all
disease of
muscle. Or any type of damage to
muscle. There are many different kinds of myopathies.
Full article >>>Cardiomyopathy is any
disease of the
heart muscle in which the
heart loses its ability to pump
blood effectively. In some instances, the
heart rhythm is disturbed, leading to irregular
heartbeats, called
arrhythmias or dysrhythmia.
Full article >>>Cardiomyopathy - peripartum
Causes,
incidence, and risk factors:
Peripartum
cardiomyopathy is a form of
dilated cardiomyopathy without other identifiable causes of
heart dysfunction (weakened
heart).
Full article >>>Cardiomyopathy is a
disease of the
heart muscle. The name comes from the roots "cardio" meaning
heart, "myo" meaning
muscle and "pathy" meaning
disease.
Full article >>>CardiomyopathyDr Rob Hicks
The
heart is such a vital
organ that anything that damages or changes its structure will affect its ability to function effectively.
Full article >>>Cardiomyopathy can be caused by
viral infections;
heart attacks;
alcoholism; long-term, severe
high blood pressure; or for other reasons not yet known.
Specific types of
cardiomyopathy include: ...
Full article >>>MYOPATHY: Progressive
muscle weakness.
Myopathy may arise as a
toxic reaction to AZT or as a direct consequence of
HIV infection.
Full article >>>CARDIOMYOPATHY (Keshan
Disease,
Muscular Dystrophy of the
Heart)
CAUSES AND
TREATMENT"The word means "
heart muscle disease." This is a
disease of the myocardium, which is the
heart muscle itself.
Full article >>>Alcoholic
myopathy, or
weakness secondary to breakdown of
muscle tissue, is also known as alcoholic rhabdomyolysis or alcoholic
myoglobinuria. Males are affected by
acute (sudden onset) alcoholic
myopathy four times as often as females.
Full article >>>Hypertrophic
cardiomyopathy is another condition in which the
heart is enlarged. In this condition, there is an abnormal growth of
muscle fibers on the
heart, causing it to enlarge. It is generally considered a
genetic disorder.
Full article >>>Dilated Congestive
Cardiomyopathy (
Dilated Cardiomyopathy)
Dilated CardiomyopathyDissecting
Aortic Aneurysm (
Aortic Dissection)
Dissection of the
Aorta (
Aortic Dissection)
Endocardial Cushion Defect (Ventricular Septal Defect) ...
Full article >>>Another of the early signs may be
dilated cardiomyopathy (enlarged
heart) and
congestive heart failure in
infants under 1 year of age.
Infants with the
syndrome gain excessive weight during the
first year of life and become obese.
Full article >>>Hypertrophic
cardiomyopathy (thickening of
heart muscle).
Restrictive
cardiomyopathy (stiffening of the
heart muscle).
Metabolic problems, such as
diabetes or
thyroid disease.
Some
diseases of the
heart valves.
Full article >>>Adverse effects include neuropsychiatric
syndromes,
gastrointestinal disturbances,
proximal myopathy,
hyperglycemia, aseptic
necrosis,
capillary fragility, and immunosuppression. The risk of adverse effects increases with the duration of use.
Full article >>>Certain forms of
cardiomyopathy (
diseases of the
heart muscle)
Certain abnormal
heart rhythms (
arrhythmias) after a
heart transplant Congestive heart failure - In late 2001, a new three-
lead pacemaker was approved by the U.S.
Full article >>>Alond (zopolrestat) An aldose reductase inhibitor in phase II
clinical trials for the
treatment of diabetic
nephropathy and
cardiomyopathy.
Full article >>>Abnormal results may indicate
heart valve
disease,
cardiomyopathy, pericardial
effusion, or other
cardiac abnormalities. Additional conditions under which the test may be performed include the following: ...
Full article >>>Lashus, Andrew G., Christopher L. Case, and Paul C. Gillette. "
Catheter Ablation
Treatment of Supra
ventricular Tachycardia-Induced
Cardiomyopathy." Arc
hives of
Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine 151 (Mar. 1997): 264.
Full article >>>periostitis; perio
stoma; periostosis; periostosteitis; periostotome; periostotomy; periostracum; periotic; periotic bone; periotic
cartilage; periovaritis; periovular; peripachy
meningitis; peri
pancreatitis; peripapillary; peripartum
cardiomyopathy; ...
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