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Each normal heart beat is started in the atrium by electrical activity from the sinus node. The current triggers the heart to contract rhythmicly from the top to bottom with the right contracting slightly faster than the left. This is seen on ECG as sinus rhythm.
Any disruption to the proper flow of current through the heart will cause a disruption to the proper rhythm. This in no longer sinus rhythm. the specific dysrythmia is classified by severity and where the disruption is located in the heart. These changes are seen on ECG.
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What are the risks of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy is the leading cause of sudden cardiac death in young athletes, and causes a portion of the heart (the myocardium) to thicken. It can also cause an irregular heartbeat.
Can restrictive cardiomyopathy be prevented?
Obtaining early treatment for diseases that might cause restrictive cardiomyopathy might prevent or slow the development of heart wall stiffness.
What is idiopathic cardiomyopathy?
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HE stain) is a disease that is characterized by the abnormal thickening of the heart muscle, which makes it difficult for the heart to pump blood.
What is glycogen cardiomyopathy?
glycogen cardiomyopathy
What is restrictive cardiomyopathy?
Restrictive cardiomyopathy is a form of cardiomyopathy in which the walls of the heart become rigid.
What is the most common form of cardiomyopathy?
Congestive cardiomyopathy
What is prim cardiomyopathy nec?
Primary cardiomyopathy not elsewhere classified
Is Cardiomyopathy common?
Cardiomyopathy is not common (affecting about 50,000 persons in the United States)
Is there any relation between iga nephropathy and cardiomyopathy?
whether iga nephropathy causes cardiomyopathy
What is Dialated cardial myopathy?
Cardiomyopathy is a disorder of the heart muscle. There are four main types of cardiomyopathy: * Dilated cardiomyopathy - where the heart dilates (enlarges). * Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy - where the heart muscle becomes thickened ('hypertrophied'). * Restrictive cardiomyopathy - where the heart muscle cannot relax properly between heartbeats. This is rare. * Arrhythmogenic right ventricular - a rare type which mainly affects the right side of the heart. Dilated cardiomyopathy In this condition the heart muscle is weakened. The ventricles then dilate (enlarge) as their muscular walls are weaker and more 'floppy' than normal. Therefore, the heart does not pump blood as strongly as normal. (Note: other common heart conditions can cause a dilated heart. For example, coronary heart disease, high blood pressure and heart valve disease. These conditions can put a 'strain' on the heart which may cause the heart to dilate. With dilated cardiomyopathy, the heart dilates because of a problem or disease of the heart muscle itself.) About 2 in 10, 000 people in the UK develop dilated cardiomyopathy each year. People at any age and either sex may be affected.
Life threatening dysrythmia that causes the ventricular myocardium to quiver in an uncoordinated and ineffective way?
Ventricular fibrillation, or V-Fib.
What causes Hypocardiomyopathy?
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is usually caused by abnormal genes (gene mutations) that cause the heart muscle to grow abnormally thick.
