Symptoms of Dilated cardiomyopathy
Symptoms of Dilated cardiomyopathy
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Dilated cardiomyopathy:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
In dilated cardiomyopathy, the heart ejects blood less efficiently than normal. Consequently, a large volume of blood remains in the left ventricle after systole, causing signs of heart failure — both left-sided (shortness of breath, orthopnea, dyspnea on exertion, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, fatigue, and an irritating dry cough at night) and right-sided (edema, liver engorgement, and jugular vein distention). Dilated cardiomyopathy also produces peripheral cyanosis and sinus tachycardia or atrial fibrillation at rest in some patients secondary to low cardiac output. Auscultation reveals diffuse apical impulses, pansystolic murmur (mitral and tricuspid insufficiency secondary to cardiomegaly and weak papillary muscles), and S 3 and S4 gallop rhythms.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Clinical features of the disorder may not appear until it’s well advanced, when atrial dilation and, possibly, atrial fibrillation abruptly reduce blood flow to the left ventricle. Reduced inflow and subsequent low output may produce angina pectoris, arrhythmias, dyspnea, orthopnea, syncope, heart failure, and death. Auscultation reveals a medium-pitched systolic ejection murmur along the left sternal border and at the apex; palpation reveals a peripheral pulse with a characteristic double impulse (pulsus biferiens) and, with atrial fibrillation, an irregular pulse.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Restrictive cardiomyopathy:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Because it lowers cardiac output and leads to heart failure, restrictive cardiomyopathy produces fatigue, dyspnea, orthopnea, chest pain, generalized edema, liver engorgement, peripheral cyanosis, pallor, S3 or S4 gallop rhythms, and systolic murmurs of mitral and tricuspid insufficiency.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Cardiomyopathy, dilated:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
With dilated cardiomyopathy, the heart ejects blood less efficiently than usual. Consequently, a large volume of blood remains in the left ventricle after systole, causing signs and symptoms of heart failure —both left-sided (shortness of breath, orthopnea, exertional dyspnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, fatigue, and an irritating dry cough at night) and right-sided (edema, liver engorgement, and jugular vein distention).
Physical examination reveals cardiomegaly, an S3 gallop rhythm and, often, a murmur resulting from functional mitral insufficiency.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
The primary signs and symptoms of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy are exertional dyspnea (90% of patients), angina (75% of patients), and syncope. The chest pain is atypical in that it usually occurs at rest, is prolonged, has no relation to exertion, and isn’t relieved by a nitrate. When sudden death occurs, it may be the first indication of the disease.
Signs and symptoms of the disorder may not appear until it’s well advanced, when atrial dilation and, possibly, atrial fibrillation abruptly reduce blood flow to the left ventricle. Reduced inflow and subsequent low output may produce angina pectoris, arrhythmias, dyspnea, orthopnea, syncope, heart failure, and death.
Clinical tip The most common symptoms of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy are dyspnea and chest pain. Syncope is also common, usually occurring after exertion.
Auscultation reveals a medium-pitched systolic ejection murmur along the left sternal border and at the apex. This murmur increases with Valsalva’s maneuver and decreases with squatting. Palpation reveals a peripheral pulse with a characteristic double impulse (pulsus biferiens) and, with atrial fibrillation, an irregular pulse and loud S4.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Cardiomyopathy, restrictive:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
Restrictive cardiomyopathy lowers cardiac output and leads to heart failure, thereby producing fatigue, dyspnea, orthopnea, chest pain, generalized edema, liver engorgement, peripheral cyanosis, pallor, S3 or S4 gallop rhythms, and systolic murmurs of mitral and tricuspid insufficiency.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Cardiomyopathy:
Cardiomyopathy - signs & symptoms
(The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult)
In the early stages of all 3 forms of cardiomyopathy, the symptoms are nonspecific and can mimic other disease processes. The cardiac examination can be completely normal. Therefore, those patients who raise suspicion for this disease either by family history or clinical presentation should be carefully evaluated.
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Source: The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 2008
Article Excerpts About Symptoms of Dilated cardiomyopathy:
Dilated cardiomyopathy can be present for several years without causing
significant symptoms. With time, however, the enlarged heart gradually weakens.
This condition is commonly called "heart
failure ," and it is the hallmark of dilated cardiomyopathy. Typical signs
and symptoms of heart failure include: fatigue; weakness; shortness of breath,
sometimes severe and accompanied by a cough, particularly with exertion or when
lying down; and swelling of the legs and feet, resulting from fluid accumulation
that may also affect the lungs
(congestion) and other parts of the body. It also produces abnormal weight
gain. (The cough and congestion mimic and, therefore, can be misdiagnosed as
pneumonia or acute bronchitis. Also, heart
failure is often from heart disease other than cardiomyopathy.)
Because of the congestion, some physicians use the older term "congestive
cardiomyopathy" to refer to dilated cardiomyopathy. In advanced stages of the
disease, the congestion may cause pain in the chest or abdomen.
In advanced stages, some patients develop irregular heartbeats, which can be
serious and even life threatening. (Source: excerpt from NHLBI, Cardiomyopathy: NHLBI)
Dilated cardiomyopathy as a Cause of Symptoms or Medical Conditions
When considering symptoms of Dilated cardiomyopathy, it is also important to consider Dilated cardiomyopathy as a possible cause of other medical conditions.
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This signs and symptoms information for Dilated cardiomyopathy has been gathered from various sources,
may not be fully accurate,
and may not be the full list of Dilated cardiomyopathy signs or Dilated cardiomyopathy symptoms.
Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Dilated cardiomyopathy may vary on an individual basis for each patient.
Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they
are indeed Dilated cardiomyopathy symptoms.
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