ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Cardiomyopathy (kahr-dee-o-my-OP-uh-thee) is a disease of the heart muscle that makes it harder for the heart to pump blood to the rest of the body. Cardiomyopathy can lead to heart failure. The main types of cardiomyopathy include dilated, hypertrophic and restrictive cardiomyopathy.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cardiovascular disease is the term for all types of diseases that affect the heart or blood vessels, including coronary heart disease (plaque accumulation in arteries), which can cause heart attacks, stroke, heart failure, and peripheral artery disease.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cardiomyopathy is a general term for diseases of the heart muscle, where the walls of the heart chambers have become stretched, thickened or stiff. This affects the heart’s ability to pump blood around the body.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1980, the World Health Organization (WHO) defined cardiomyopathies as “heart muscle diseases of unknown cause” to distinguish cardiomyopathy from cardiac dysfunction due to known cardiovascular entities such as hypertension, ischemic heart disease, or valvular disease [2].

Detailed explanation-5: -The main types of cardiomyopathy are: Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) Restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) Left Ventricular Non-compaction (LVNC)