Ischemic Cardiomyopathy : Articles
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Patients with this condition have weakened heart pumps, either due to previous heart attacks or due to current blockages of the coronary arteries. (There may be a build-up of cholesterol and other substances, called plaque, in the arteries that bring oxygen to heart muscle tissue). The term "ischemic" means that an organ, in this case the heart muscle, has not received enough blood and oxygen. "Cardio" refers to the heart and "myopathy" means this is a muscle-related disease. In summary, ischemic cardiomyopathy is a medical term that doctors use to describe patients who have congestive heart failure that is a result of coronary artery disease .
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