What Is Cardiomyopathy
What Is Cardiomyopathy ? Cardiomyoparthy is a degenerative disease of the muscular walls of the heart or myocardium, impairing the heart’s ability to pump blood.
Cardiomyopathy can develop due to several disorders of the heart, but its cause is not always easy to identify, especially in children.
The main types of cardiomyopathy are:
Cardiomyopathies often exhibit symptoms similar to heart failure. Chest pain (angina) and fainting may also be an indication. Sudden death due to cardiomyopathy is not rare.
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Yasser Elnahas
MD, PHD, Professor Of CardioVascular Surgery
Dr. Yasser Elnahas, Is an associate Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery. Dr. Elnahas was trained as a fellow At Texas Heart Institute And Mayo Clinic Foundation.Dr. Elnahas is dedicated to educating the general public about different disease conditions and simplifying the medical knowledge in an easy to understand terminology.
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