Cardiomyopathy

Cardiomyopathy:

Cardiomyopathy means any disease of the heart muscles themselves. The heart muscle is referred to as the 'myocardium'. Any condition that causes impaired functioning of this muscle is considered as a cardiomyopathy.
The heart muscles become inflamed and don't work as they should.
Common structural changes seen in the heart are:
Dilatation of heart muscles
Restricted contractility of the heart muscles
Increased (hypertrophy) size of the heart muscles.
Previous heart attacks, viral and bacterial infections and many other conditions cause cardiomyopathies.
Types
? Cardiomyopathies caused by outside factors
? Ischemic cardiomyopathy: means there is deficiency of blood (oxygen) supply to the heart muscles themselves. This is the most leading cause of cardiomyopathy caused by coronary artery disease (CAD).
? Alcoholic cardiomyopathy: This is a form of dilated cardiomyopathy. Toxins from alcohol directly attack the heart muscle cells. Eventually, the heart is unable to pump properly and there is heart failure.
? Hypertensive (high blood pressure) cardiomyopathy: this is the most common cause of death in Western Societies.
? Congenital heart diseases
? Valvular cardiomyopathies
? Coronary artery disease
? Nutritional deficiencies causing cardiomyopathies.
? Metabolic diseases causing cardiomyopathies
? Cardiomyopathies caused by intrinsic factors: weakness of the heart occurring form no identifiable external cause. The major types are:
? Restrictive: least common cardiomyopathy. Ventricular walls are stiff and occasionally thickened. Since, for optimal filling of ventricles, they need to be relaxed, this condition impairs normal filling.
? Dilated: this is most common form. The left ventricles are commonly affected and they cannot pump blood received with adequate force.
? Hypertrophic: the walls of the heart appear thicker, and they obstruct the normal floe of blood. This is mostly due to a genetic defect. It is a genetic disorder
? Arrythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC): scar tissues replace normal tissues due to improper electrical circuits.
? Hypertensive (high blood pressure) cardiomyopathy
Is heart disease caused by high blood pressure. High blood pressures increase the load acting on heart. Over a period of time, the left ventricle thickens and cannot pump sufficient blood. Factors that cause this condition are
a) Coronary heart disease
b) Left ventricular hypertrophy
c) Arrhythmias (irregular heart beats)
d) Congestive heart failure
e) Hypertensive cardiomyopathy
? Inflammatory heart disease
Inflammation of the heart and the tissues surrounding it.
Any viral or bacterial infections can set off an inflammatory heart disease in a susceptible person. This inflammation can be either in the inner layer of the heart (the endocardium) or in the muscular part of the walls (myocardium). The conditions are then called endocarditis or myocarditis respectively.
? Valvular heart disease:
Any disease that affects the valves can over a prolonged period of time cause impaired functioning of the heart.
Homeopathic treatment:
Homeopathy is based on the principle that disease is a total affliction of body. Moreover homeopathy recognizes importance of the underlying causes such as genetic and inherited factors as the root of any ailment of the body. Homeopathic medicines prescribed on such criteria plays a crucial role in management of many deep-rooted, chronic, difficult diseases.
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