Cardiomyopathy

Cardiomyopathy�refers to diseases of the heart muscle. The heart becomes less able to pump blood throughout the body and cannot maintain a normal electrical rhythm. The result can be heart failure or irregular heartbeats called arrhythmias.

Cardiomyopathy is dangerous because it often goes unrecognized and untreated. It is different from other heart problems because it often affects younger people. There are four main types of cardiomyopathy � hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), Arrhythmogenic, Restrictive � and about one in every 500 people have some form of the disease.

Learn About Cardiomyopathy

• Types, Causes, Signs & Symptoms, Managing Cardiomyopathy, Questions to Ask Your Doctor
• ATTR-CM (Transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy)

Learn About GoTo and Discussion Guide

� �GoTo Guide – Cardiomyopathy

� �Discussion Guide -Cardiomyopathy

� �A Patient’s Journey Through Cardiomyopathy

� � �Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Infographic

� �Heart Disease, Genetic Testing and Family History

Webinars & Videos

• In Control- The Basics in Heart Failure
• Staying in Care with Cardiomyopathy

Discussion Communities

• LVAD Support Community
• Heart Failure Support
• Mended Hearts Open Forum
• Mended Little Hearts Open Forum

Articles, Blog Posts & Personal Stories

• Tim�s Story
• A New Hope
• Dealing with Heart Failure as We Age

Additional Resources

• https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/cardiomyopathy.htm