Cardiomyopathy: Heart Muscle Disease

Cardiomyopathy also known as the “heart muscle disease” is a deterioration of the function of the myocardium. This sometimes leads to heart failure. People with this disease are often at risk of dangerous forms of irregular heartbeat and sudden cardiac death. The term cardiomyopathy generally apply’s to any disease affecting the heart. Usually it is used for severe myocardial disease leading to heart failure. Different cases of myocardial diseases can be categorized as extrinsic or intrinsic. The term extrinsic means a cardiomyopathy where the primary pathology is on the outside of the myocardium. The most common cause of an extrinsic cardiomyopathy is ischemia. Ischemia is known as poor oxygen supply of the heart muscle. An intrinsic cardiomyopathy