Here’s a selection of what readers have asked this week… Q: A CHEST X-ray found that I have an ... high blood pressure, cardiomyopathy (heart- muscle disease), heart-valve disease, some ...

Dilated cardiomyopathy ... they will do some testing to confirm. This includes: Chest X-ray. These scans can show fluid in the lungs. Electrocardiogram. This test shows the heart’s electrical ...

The heart’s main pumping chamber, the left ventricle, becomes weaker, stretched, and larger in people with dilated cardiomyopathy ... sudden and severe chest pain that lasts a few minutes ...

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM ... A 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) is shown in Figure 1. The chest x-ray reveals a normal heart size. The ECG shows a systolic anterior motion of the mitral ...

What Are the Symptoms of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... an electrocardiogram, chest X-ray, exercise stress test, cardiac catheterization, CT scan, and MRI. Treatment of HCM depends on whether ...

Cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle associated ... Some patients will require a chest X-ray and coronary angiogram. Medical therapy aims to alleviate the symptoms of HCM, avoid ...

Heart failure, which can occur as a result of a heart attack or other conditions, can also cause cardiomyopathy. Dilated cardiomyopathy is the most common form of the disease. It typically occurs ...

HIV can increase your risk of heart failure and dilated ... or chest pain may need to make some lifestyle changes or take medications. You can’t reverse or cure cardiomyopathy, but you can ...

X-linked dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM ... DCM was diagnosed in patients based on clinical examination, chest x-ray, electrocardiogram, echocardiography, and inheritance (Fig.