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Dublin 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 Dublin * Bay Area Cardiology  TriValley Cardiology  Camacho & Musni MDs  TriValley Cardiology  Pleasanton Medical Group  Pacific Cardiology Associates  Cardiovascular Consultants  Cardiovascular Consultants  Cardiovascular Consultants  Cardiovascular Consultants  Cardiovascular Consultants  Cardiovascular Consultants  Cardiovascular Consultants  Cardiovascular Consultants  Cardiovascular Consultants  Cardiovascular Consultants  Cardiovascular Consultants  Nabil K Abudayeh MD Inc  Fremont Medical Group  Zulfiqar Ali MD  Carl J Carlson MD  Kwansian Chen MD  California Cardiovascular Consultants  California Cardiovascular Consultants  Asian Medical Clinic  California Cardiovascular Consultants  California Cardiovascular Consultants  G S Reen MD & R K Reen MD  California Cardiovascular Consultants  Karim M Hussain MD  Bala Annadurai & Pradeep Kumar MDs  Timothy Tsoi MD  Drs Yumena & Nicholson  Palo Alto Medical Foundation Fremont Center  George Cowen MD  Raveendra Nadaraja MD  Cardiovascular Consultants Medical Group - East Bay  Cardiovascular Consultants Medical Group - East Bay  Cardiovascular Consultants Medical Group - East Bay  Cardiovascular Consultants Medical Group - East Bay  Cardiovascular Consultants Medical Group - East Bay  Cardiovascular Consultants Medical Group - East Bay  Cardiovascular Consultants Medical Group - East Bay  Cardiovascular Consultants Medical Group - East Bay  Cardiovascular Consultants Medical Group - East Bay  Cardiovascular Consultants Medical Group - East Bay  Pacific Cardiology Associates  Gopala R Kolluru MD  Kaiser Medical Center Hayward Cardiology  Kaiser Medical Center Hayward Cardiology  Kaiser Medical Center Hayward Cardiology  Kaiser Medical Center Hayward Cardiology  Kaiser Medical Center Hayward Cardiology  Kaiser Medical Center Hayward Surgery  Susan Eile MD  Kaiser Permanente Walnut Creek Cardiology  Kaiser Permanente Walnut Creek Cardiology  Kaiser Permanente Walnut Creek Cardiology  A P Peretti MD  Arrhythmia Specialists  Arrhythmia Specialists  Diablo Cardiology Medical Group  Diablo Cardiology Medical Group  Diablo Cardiology Medical Group  Diablo Cardiology Medical Group  Diablo Cardiology Medical Group  Diablo Cardiology Medical Group  Cardiology Associates  Cardiology Associates  Delta Heart Care  Wai F Yeung MD  Abbas Mahdavi MD  Krishna Moorthy MD  Bay Area Cardiology  Gurunath Rajapuram MD  Bay Area Cardiology  Contra Costa Cardiology Medical Group  Contra Costa Cardiology Medical Group  Contra Costa Cardiology Medical Group  Contra Costa Cardiology Medical Group  Contra Costa Cardiology Medical Group  Sanjay Ray MD  Alameda County Medical Center  Cardiovascular Medicine & Cardiac Arrhythmias  Cardiovascular Medicine & Cardiac Arrhythmias  Cardiovascular Medicine & Cardiac Arrhythmias  Cardiovascular Medicine & Cardiac Arrhythmias  Cardiovascular Medicine & Cardiac Arrhythmias  Cardiovascular Medicine & Cardiac Arrhythmias  Cardiovascular Medicine & Cardiac Arrhythmias  Cardiovascular Medicine & Cardiac Arrhythmias  Cardiovascular Medicine & Cardiac Arrhythmias  Preventive Cardiology Associates  Preventive Cardiology Associates  Mohammed Habeeb Ahmed MD  John H Lien MD  Dushyant Patel & Mandakini Patel MD's  Shahid K Siddiqui MD  Fayaz Asghar MD  Patrick W Pau MD & Adrian Ma MD Dublin, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2012-06-16
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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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