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Delano Cardiologist Doctors for Cardiomyopathy (Dilated)Type of Physician: Cardiologist What is a Cardiologist? A subspecialty certification by the Board of Internal Medicine; practitioners are expert in diseases of the heart, lungs and blood vessels. They consult with surgeons on heart surgery, perform diagnostic procedures, and manage complex conditions such as heart attacks and arrhythmias (abnormal heartbeat). Specialty: Cardiology Common Name: Heart Doctor Cardiologist Doctors in Delano * Central Cardiology Medical Clinic  Comprehensive Cardiovascular  Central Cardiology Medical Clinic  Ashok Behl MD  Bindusaga Reddy MD  Sierra Foothills Medical Group Inc  St Therese Medical Group  Central Cardiology Medical Clinic  Central Cardiology Medical Clinic  Denis E Maddox MD  Central Cardiology Medical Clinic  Central Cardiology Medical Clinic  Kern Cardiology Medical Group  Comprehensive Cardiovascular  Advanced Heart & Medical Center  Comprehensive Cardiovascular  California Cardiac Surgeons  Golden Empire Cardiology  Yavinder Narang MD  Nancy M McNamara MD  Bakersfield Cardiopulmonary  The Heart Center  The Heart Center  Cardiovasular Consultants  Thomas C Wen MD  Heart Rhythm Clinic  John S Lin MD  Dennis Johnson MD  Drs Gupta & Sharma  Drs Gupta & Sharma  David J Cislowski MD  Visalia Medical Clinic Inc  Visalia Medical Clinic Inc  Frank Gavini MD FACC  Hanumandla R Reddy MD  Ashok Verma MD  Chiu-Lap Tsang MD  VA Medical Center  VA Medical Center  Fresno Cardiovascular Clinic  John R Nelson MD  Ying-Suen Kong MD  John R McCreary MD  Hygin T Andrew MD  Cardiovascular Consultants Heart Center  Cardiovascular Consultants Heart Center  Cardiovascular Consultants Heart Center  Cardiovascular Consultants Heart Center  Cardiovascular Consultants Heart Center  Patrick Golden MD  Spruce Multispecialty Group  Internal Medicine Associates of Fresno  The Heart Group  The Heart Group  The Heart Group  Internal Medicine Associates of Fresno  The Heart Group  The Heart Group  The Heart Group  Mid Valley Cardiology  Kaiser Fresno Cardiology Dept  Kaiser Fresno Cardiology Dept  Kaiser Fresno Cardiology Dept  California Heart Medical Associates Inc  California Heart Medical Associates Inc  Cardiac Institute  Cardiac Institute  John Thampi MD  Robert Buckingham MD Inc  Fred M Fauvre MD  Ojai Heart Institute  Mohammad Ashraf MD  Kanwal Singh MD  Santa Barbara Cardiovascular Medical Group  Santa Barbara Cardiovascular Medical Group  Santa Barbara Cardiovascular Medical Group  Santa Barbara Cardiovascular Medical Group  Santa Barbara Cardiovascular Medical Group  Santa Barbara Cardiovascular Medical Group  Samir Bhatt MD  Sansum Clinic Cardiovascular Disease Dept  Sansum Clinic Cardiovascular Disease Dept  Pedro A Diaz MD  Harris J Gelberg MD  Joseph Iivento MD  Santa Barbara Heart Center  Joseph Iivento MD  Ram K Setty MD  Karin VanHoek MD  Sansum Clinic Cardiovascular Disease Dept  Sansum Clinic Cardiovascular Disease Dept  Ranjit Singh Rajpal MD FACP FACC  Cardiology Associates Medical Group  Bruce A Ourieff MD  Kishor D Popat MD Delano, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2012-05-26
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Cardiomyopathy (Dilated)Read the Cardiomyopathy (Dilated) article » What Is Dilated Cardiomyopathy?Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a condition in which the heart's ability to pump blood is decreased because the heart's main pumping chamber, the left ventricle, is enlarged and weakened; this causes a decreased ejection fraction (the amount of blood pumped out with each heart beat). In some cases, it prevents the heart from relaxing and filling with blood as it should. Over time, it can affect the other heart chambers as well.
What Are the Symptoms of DCM?Many people with DCM have no symptoms or only minor symptoms, and live a normal life. Other people develop symptoms, which may progress and worsen as heart function worsens. Symptoms of DCM can occur at any age and may include:
What Causes DCM?DCM can be inherited (familial DCM), but it is primarily caused by a variety of other factors, including:
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