Dialated Cardiomyopathy
Written on February 2, 2010 by moe2love
Filed Under: General Talk
Your heart is the most important muscle in your body, and as so it is prone to many dangers. These dangers have usually been diseases that can be avoided by exercising, such as blocking of arteries and increased heart pressure. But now scientists are getting wind of a new kind of heart disease that isn’t at all affected by how fit the heart is: dialated cardiomyopathy. Some cases of dialated cardiomyopathy have a clear cause, such as autoimmune mechanisms not working properly or an invasion from viral myocarditis. Unfortunately, most cases of dilated cardiomyopathy are described as idiopathic, which essentially means “disease of unknown origins”. That’s what’s so scary – doctors know NO confirmed cause for most of the cases, and the only real cure for these cases is a heart transplant.
You should be aware of this disease and know that although you may be perfectly fit, there are still diseases that may infiltrate your body. There are 3 million cases of cardiomyopathy, and a quarter million deaths occur from this disease every year. One of the cases is about a teen who, as a rugby player, has been physically fit all his life – yet for some strange reason, his performance in sports begin to scarily dwindle. When he once could run many miles without exhausting himself, after ten minutes of rugby practice he feels exhausted. To read about this teen’s experience with this disease and how it affected him, check out this article on StanMed – it’s an interesting account that I believe is important to read about. You also get to see the teen smile while holding his own heart – it’s a little strange, isn’t it?
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