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Congestive Cardiomyopathy : Complications

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Complications Overview Articles

Dilated cardiomyopathy
ArrhythmiasCongestive heart failurePulmonary edemaSide effects of medications, including: HeadacheGastrointestinal upsetLight-headedness and faintingLow blood pressureLupus reaction (a group of symptoms including a skin rash and arthritis).
Source:ADAM
Date:April 23, 2009
Congestive Cardiomyopathy
The outlook for a patient with congestive cardiomyopathy depends on the severity of the disease and the person's health. Generally, congestive cardiomyopathy worsens over time and the prognosis is not good.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Specific Complications Articles

Heart failure
Heart failure, also called congestive heart failure, is a life-threatening condition in which the heart can no longer pump enough blood to the rest of the body.Heart failure is almost always a chronic, long-term condition, although it can sometime...
Source:ADAM
Date:September 23, 2008
Pulmonary edema
Pulmonary edema is an abnormal build up of fluid in the air sacs of the lungs, which leads to shortness of breath.Pulmonary edema is usually caused by heart failure. As the heart fails, pressure in the veins going through the lungs starts to rise....
Source:ADAM
Date:April 20, 2009
Pulmonary Edema
Pulmonary edema is a condition in which fluid accumulates in the lungs, usually because the heart''s left ventricle does not pump adequately.The build-up of fluid in the spaces outside the blood vessels of the lungs is called pulmonary edema. Pulmo...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Arrhythmias
An arrhythmia is a disorder of the heart rate(pulse) or heart rhythm, such as beating too fast(tachycardia), too slow(bradycardia), or irregularly.Dysrhythmias; Abnormal heart rhythms; Bradycardia; Tachycardia.Normally, the four chambers of the he...
Source:ADAM
Date:May 15, 2008
Arrhythmias
An arrhythmia is an abnormality in the heart''s rhythm, or heartbeat pattern. The heartbeat can be too slow, too fast, have extra beats, skip a beat, or otherwise beat irregularly.Arrhythmias are deviations from the normal cadence of the heartbeat,...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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