What is cardiomyopathy?
Cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle: 'cardio’ means heart, ‘myo’ means muscle and ‘pathy’ means disease.
It isn’t a single condition, but a group of conditions that affect the structure of the heart and reduce its ability to pump blood around the body. Around 1 in 250 people in the UK are affected.
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News 12 November 2024How to manage in cold weatherDuring winter, cold weather can affect our body and people with heart conditions can notice that theRead on
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Resources 30 October 2024Natriuretic PeptidesTwo important endocrine (hormone) systems regulate our cardiovascular function, the ReninRead on
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