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Congestive Cardiomyopathy Learning Center
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Arrhythmias; Congestive heart failure; Pulmonary edema; Side effects of medications, including: Headache; Gastrointestinal upset; Light-headedness and fainting; Low blood pressure; Lupus reaction (a group of symptoms including a skin rash and arth...
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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. About 50% of patients with congestive ca...
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Heart failure, also called congestive heart failure, is a condition in which the heart can no longer pump enough blood to the rest of the body.
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Pulmonary edema is an abnormal build up of fluid in the air sacs of the lungs, which leads to shortness of breath
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Pulmonary edema is a condition in which fluid accumulates in the lungs, usually because the heart's left ventricle does not pump adequately.
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An arrhythmia is a disorder of the heart rate (pulse) or heart rhythm, such as beating too fast (tachycardia), too slow (bradycardia), or irregularly.
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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.
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