Cardiomyopathy generally caused by treatments of chemotherapeutic medications, or group of diseases, that leads to damage of the heart muscle. This injury can interfere with the pumping action of the heart and eventually lead to heart failure. Anthracyclines, drugs that cause cardiomyopathy, are used to treat for diseases like breast cancer, leukemia, lymphoma, and sarcoma. An example of an anthracycline is called doxorubicin (Adriamycin), which at certain dosage can have cardiotoxic effects on the
Cardiomyopathy, Adult Cardiomyopathy is a long-term (chronic) disease of the heart muscle. The disease makes your heart muscle thick, weak, or stiff. As a result your heart has to work harder to pump blood. Over time cardiomyopathy can lead to heart failure. There are several types of cardiomyopathy: Dilated cardiomyopathy. This type causes the ventricles become weak and stretched out. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. This type causes the heart muscle to thicken. Restrictive cardiomyopathy
Despite the absence of a cure or preventative measures for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, there have been notable advances in both diagnostic techniques and successful treatments available. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy is also known as HCM. It is a genetic condition in which the myocardium or heart muscle in the left ventricle is thickened. HCM cannot be identified by a single complaint or symptom as it is different for every person that it affects. This disease not only causes left ventricle hypertrophy
Stress-induced cardiomyopathy, which has been given the nickname “Broken Heart Syndrome”, is a medical condition that causes a section the heart to enlarge and not pump well, which can lead to heart-muscle failure. In addition, the stress generated from a loss can cause high
Alfonso Ocampo BioX Makeup Paper for 8/5/15 Commentary on Euan Ashley’s Research The primary interest of Dr. Euan Ashley involves the interplay between the human genome and cardiovascular performance. Among the other projects being worked on in his lab, some of them include investigating high throughput genetic techniques for developing tools for genetic risk assessment, specifically related to cardiovascular diseases and documenting the genetic profiles of elite athletes to gain insight into the
Dilated Cardiomyopathy Cardiomyopathy is the deterioration of muscles within the heart which in turn causes the heart to become thick, rigid or enlarged; this physiological change causes decreased contractility and may lead to arrhythmias or heart failure (VanMeter and Hubert, 2013). In the case study, the client is a seven-year-old girl from Chetwynd who is recently diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy. When she was ten months old, she underwent a heart transplant for her hypoplastic left heart
Mr. Rodriquez’s health history is limited to hypertension. The second candidate, Mr. Smith, is an uninsured 59-year-old on disability who has severe ischemic cardiomyopathy (causing systemic failure). His other medical history includes hypertension, renal insufficiency, alcohol abuse, and coronary artery disease that caused two previous myocardial infarctions. A person’s age and their lifestyle can impact overall
the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences to obtain my article. I am glad I did because the material is fascinating and heavily relates to my interests. The article I choose is called “Shared Genetic Predisposition in Peripartum and Dilated Cardiomyopathies” which has a large number of contributors. This article has heavy uses of jargon that even I had a difficult time understanding. The academic journal analyzed a disease that occurs in women during their last few months of pregnancy and a couple
Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Canines & Humans BIOL-312 Term Paper Mycah Baker History Cardiovascular disease is one of the leading causes of death in both humans and canines. Cardiomyopathy is a disease in which the heart muscles become enlarged, inflexible, and dense. Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a specific type of Cardiomyopathy in which only the muscles in the ventricles of the heart become enlarged and weakened. DCM normally begins in the left ventricle, but it can spread to the right
Mr. Rodriquez’s health history is limited to hypertension. The second candidate, Mr. Smith, is an uninsured 59-year-old on disability who has severe ischemic cardiomyopathy (causing systemic failure). His other medical history includes hypertension, renal insufficiency, alcohol abuse, and coronary artery disease that caused two previous myocardial infarctions. A person’s age and their lifestyle can impact overall