Cardiomyopathy may sound like a quick way to say cardiovascular disease, but there are important differences between the two that you should know about if you or someone you care about is having heart problems. While cardiovascular illness is a general term for various disorders, including diseases of the valves or veins, cardiomyopathy is a specific disease of the heart muscle. Your heart’s ability to pump blood effectively suffers when you have this condition, as the muscle may become enlarged, rigid, or weak.
Up to one in 500 Americans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), may have cardiomyopathy. Many persons with cardiomyopathy may live with their disorder for years or even decades without visiting the hospital or worrying about dying.
Head of Manhattan Cardiology and physician Dr. Robert Segal claims that sometimes cardiomyopathy may be corrected. He goes over seven common myths about this condition. Read the article.
