heart and blood vessel disorders
Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Symptoms of Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Usually, the first symptoms of dilated cardiomyopathy are becoming short of breath during exertion and tiring easily. These symptoms result from a weakening of the heart’s pumping action, which is called Heart Failure (HF) . Some people have chest pain. When cardiomyopathy results from an infection, the first symptoms may be a sudden fever and flu-like symptoms. Heart Failure (HF) None Overview of Heart Valve Disorders None Overview of Abnormal Heart Rhythms None may form on heart chamber walls because blood can pool in the enlarged heart, particularly when the ventricles are very dilated and poorly contracting. The clots can break into pieces (becoming emboli), travel from the heart to blood vessels elsewhere in the body, and block them, causing damage to the organ they supply. If the blood supply to the brain is blocked, a Overview of Stroke can result. 