cardiomyopathy
Weakened heart muscle
Cardiomyopathy is disease of the heart muscle that makes it harder for the heart to pump blood.
The muscle may become thickened, stiff, or stretched thin.
There are several types—dilated, hypertrophic, restrictive—each affecting the heart differently.
She was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy after experiencing shortness of breath and fatigue.
Made wider or larger
- hypertrophicAbnormally enlarged through growth
- restrictiveImposing narrow boundaries
- ischemicInsufficient blood to tissue
- peripartumAround time of birth
alcoholic · myocarditis · ventricular · systolic · diastolic · remodeling · fibrosis · dysfunction
Ability to shorten actively
- myosinMotor protein enabling contraction
- actinCellular contractile protein
- troponinMuscle regulatory protein complex
- mitochondriaCell's energy-producing organelles
hypertrophy · atrophy · disarray · necrosis · apoptosis
Labored respiration condition
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- edemaPathological tissue puffiness
- palpitationsAwareness of abnormal heartbeat
- syncopeTemporary loss of consciousness
breathlessness · weakness · dizziness · arrhythmia · swelling · cyanosis · malaise · paroxysmal
Passed through generations
- familialPertaining to relatives
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- inheritedReceived from forebears
- dominantHaving superior influence
recessive · penetrance · carrier · pedigree · screening · first-degree · congenital · syndromic
Move tissue between bodies
- defibrillatorHeart-shocking medical device
- pacemakerDevice regulating heartbeat
- ablationRemoval by cutting, melting
- beta-blockersHeart rate reducers
diuretics · anticoagulants · antiarrhythmics · CRT · rehabilitation · lifestyle · palliative · hospice
Ultrasound imaging of heart
- ECGCardiac electrical recording
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- angiographyImaging of blood vessels
Holter · electrophysiology · biomarkers · troponin · BNP · screening · workup · differential
Sequential forward movement
- heart-failureOrgan can't pump adequately
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- mortalityState of eventual death
- stagingPreparing for presentation
reversible · irreversible · end-stage · refractory · chronic · acute · decompensation · hospitalization
dilated
Made wider or larger
- hypertrophicAbnormally enlarged through growth
- restrictiveImposing narrow boundaries
- ischemicInsufficient blood to tissue
peripartum · alcoholic · myocarditis · ventricular · systolic · diastolic · remodeling · fibrosis · dysfunction · degeneration
contractility
Ability to shorten actively
- myosinMotor protein enabling contraction
- actinCellular contractile protein
- troponinMuscle regulatory protein complex
mitochondria · hypertrophy · atrophy · disarray · necrosis · apoptosis
dyspnea
Labored respiration condition
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- edemaPathological tissue puffiness
- palpitationsAwareness of abnormal heartbeat
syncope · breathlessness · weakness · dizziness · arrhythmia · swelling · cyanosis · malaise · paroxysmal
hereditary
Passed through generations
dominant · recessive · penetrance · carrier · pedigree · screening · first-degree · congenital · syndromic · Noonan
transplant
Move tissue between bodies
- defibrillatorHeart-shocking medical device
- pacemakerDevice regulating heartbeat
- ablationRemoval by cutting, melting
beta-blockers · diuretics · anticoagulants · antiarrhythmics · CRT · rehabilitation · lifestyle · palliative · hospice
echocardiography
Ultrasound imaging of heart
angiography · Holter · electrophysiology · biomarkers · troponin · BNP · screening · workup · differential · staging
progression
Sequential forward movement
- heart-failureOrgan can't pump adequately
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- mortalityState of eventual death
staging · reversible · irreversible · end-stage · refractory · chronic · acute · decompensation · hospitalization
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Plaque-blocked heart vessels
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