hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy

cardiomyopathy /car·dio·my·op·a·thy/ (-mi-op´ah-the)

1. a general diagnostic term designating primary noninflammatory disease of the heart.

2. more restrictively, only those disorders in which the myocardium alone is involved and in which the cause is unknown and not part of a disease affecting other organs.cardiomyopath´ic

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alcoholic cardiomyopathy  dilated cardiomyopathy in patients chronically abusing alcohol.

beer-drinkers' cardiomyopathy  cardiac dilatation and hypertrophy due to excessive beer consumption; in at least some cases it has been due to the addition of cobalt to the beer during the manufacturing process.

congestive cardiomyopathy , dilated cardiomyopathy a progressive syndrome of ventricular dilatation, systolic contractile dysfunction, and, often, congestive heart failure, believed due to myocardial damage by factors such as alcohol or infection.

hypertrophic cardiomyopathy  (HCM) a form marked by ventricular hypertrophy, particularly of the left ventricle, with impaired ventricular filling due to diastolic dysfunction.

hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy  (HOCM) a form of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in which the location of the septal hypertrophy causes obstructive interference to left ventricular outflow.

infiltrative cardiomyopathy  restrictive cardiomyopathy characterized by deposition in the heart tissue of abnormal substances, as may occur in amyloidosis, hemochromatosis, etc.

ischemic cardiomyopathy  heart failure with left ventricular dilatation resulting from ischemic heart disease.

restrictive cardiomyopathy  a form in which the ventricular walls are excessively rigid, impeding ventricular filling.

right ventricular cardiomyopathy  a right-sided cardiomyopathy occurring particularly in young males, with dilatation of the right ventricle with partial to total replacement of its muscle by fibrous or adipose tissue, palpitations, syncope, and sometimes sudden death.

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hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy.

See hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

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Patient discussion about hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy.

Q. I have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and an ICD. Is it possible to get breast implants with an ICD? I have no further symptoms: I workout and run 6 days a week, in good shape and only 27 years old.

A. Some medical equipment can damage your ICD If you are visiting your doctor , tell him or her that you have an ICD BEFORE they do any testing or treatment.i'm pretty sure they'll find a creative way to do the implant.any way- before doing any procedure- ask the cardiologist that handles you about it.