MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -The most common cause is coronary artery disease or heart attack. However, it can also be caused by genetic changes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is thought to be the most common inherited or genetic heart disease. While this type of cardiomyopathy occurs at many ages, in children and young adults with this condition there may be no symptoms, yet they are at high risk of sudden cardiac death.

Detailed explanation-3: -Coronary artery disease is the most common cause of heart failure. The disease results from the buildup of fatty deposits in the arteries.

Detailed explanation-4: -Also called systolic heart failure, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction is the most common type of heart failure. It occurs when the left ventricle, the heart’s main pumping chamber, weakens and can’t pump blood effectively. This condition is also often called dilated cardiomyopathy.

Detailed explanation-5: -Patients with inflammatory cardiomyopathies often present with one or more arrhythmias, including atrioventricular block, atrial and ventricular tachyarrhythmias, and occasionally sudden cardiac death.