Less common are cardiac problems including cardiomyopathy and cardiac arrhythmia disorders. Infantile idiopathic restrictive cardiomyopathy, and noncompaction of the left ventricular myocardium. Complications may include heart failure due to dilated cardiomyopathy or cardiac arrest. Ventricular fibrillation is also seen in those with cardiomyopathy, myocarditis, and other heart pathologies. He suffers from a heart condition, hypertrophic non-obstructive cardiomyopathy. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a common heart disease in all cats. The breed does have instances of the genetic disorder hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Echocardiography can help detect cardiomyopathies, such as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, dilated cardiomyopathy, and many others. The handgrip maneuver diminishes the murmur of an MVP and the murmur of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. He had battled with the disease hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) his entiere life. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a health concern in many pure breed cats. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a major concern in the Bengal cat breed. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) can be a problem in the breed. Medical tests revealed he died from a heart condition known as Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy. Decreased plasma taurine concentration has been demonstrated to be associated with feline dilated cardiomyopathy.