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Cardiomyopathy
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Created July 2011
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| Title: | Heart disease - enlarged heart |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | An enlarged heart is a symptom of an underlying disorder that is causing the heart to work harder than normal. Possible causes include coronary heart disease, cardiac ischaemia, high blood pressure, idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy, myocarditis, heart valve disease or a previous heart attack. Another name for an enlarged heart is cardiomegaly. An enlarged heart may be asympomatic (have no symptoms). Possible symptoms include breathing problems, shortness of breath, dizziness, irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia), heart palpitations or fluid retention. |
| Date: | Sep 2011 |
| Title: | Heart disorders (acquired) - children |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | Some children develop a heart problem after an illness. This is called an acquired heart defect. The four main types of acquired heart defect are Kawasaki disease, myocarditis, cardiomyopathy and rheumatic heart disease. All children with heart defects should be given antibiotics when they have teeth removed or when they have other surgery which involves the mouth, nose, intestinal organs or genito-urinary systems. Bacteria may enter the bloodstream during these procedures and can cause serious infection (known as infective endocarditis) in the abnormal part of the heart. |
| Date: | Sep 2011 |
| Title: | Cardiomyopathy |
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| Publisher: | Virtual Medical Centre.com |
| Description: | Cardiomyopathy is a disease affecting the heart muscle. Provides information on the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of the disease. |
| Date: | Nov 2010 |
| Title: | Interventions for treating pregnant women or new mothers with heart failure of unknown cause (peripartum cardiomyopathy) |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Very rarely, some women suffer from heart failure (without any known cause) in late pregnancy or as a new mother. The heart muscle becomes large and weakened, and is unable to pump blood properly round the body. This affects the lungs, liver, and other ... |
| Date: | Jul 2010 |
| Title: | Cardiomyopathy - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | Cardiomyopathy is a condition that damages the muscular wall of the lower chambers of the heart. |
| Date: | Apr 2009 |
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