Cardiomyopathy (Dilated) Center - Stockton, CA
Stockton 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 Stockton * Thabet Karabala MD  Overton John MD  Stockton Cardiology Medical Group  Stockton Cardiology Medical Group  Stockton Cardiology Medical Group  Stockton Cardiology Medical Group  Stockton Cardiology Medical Group  Jijibhoy J Patel MD  San Joaquin Cardiology  Alvin C Cacho MD  San Joaquin Cardiology  San Joaquin Cardiology  Ramin Manshadi, MD  Pacific Heart & Vascular  John O Olowoyeye MD  Pacific Heart & Vascular  Kaiser Stockton Cardiology  Kaiser Stockton Cardiology  Kaiser Stockton Cardiology  Kaiser Stockton Cardiology  Ramesh Dharawat MD  Elizabeth Hereford MD  Steven J Block MD  Stockton Cardiology Medical Group  Howard H Allison MD  Gurinder S Grewal MD  Valley Heart Associates  Valley Heart Associates  Valley Heart Associates  Valley Heart Associates  Valley Heart Associates  Valley Heart Associates  Valley Heart Surgeons  Valley Heart Associates  Valley Heart Surgeons  Valley Heart Associates  Valley Heart Associates  Stanislaus Cardiology Group  Stanislaus Cardiology Group  Stanislaus Cardiology Group  Talminder S Hundal MD  Stanislaus Cardiology Group  Stanislaus Cardiology Group  Sutter Gould Medical Foundation Cardiology  Sutter Gould Medical Foundation Cardiology  Sutter Gould Medical Foundation Cardiology  Sutter Gould Medical Foundation Cardiology  Sutter Gould Medical Foundation Cardiology  Delta Heart Care  Krishna Moorthy MD  Abbas Mahdavi MD  Gurunath Rajapuram MD  Sanjay Ray MD  Sacramento Heart & Vascular Medical Associates  Sacramento Heart & Vascular Medical Associates  Kaiser South Sacramento Medical Center  Lee-Tzu Lin MD  Nabil K Abudayeh MD Inc  TriValley Cardiology  TriValley Cardiology  UC Davis Medical Center Cardiology  Cardiovascular Medicine  Cardiovascular Medicine  Division of Cardiovascular Medicine  Division of Cardiovascular Medicine  UC Davis Medical Center Cardiology  Cardiovascular Medicine  William R Lewis MD  Cardiovascular Medicine  Division of Cardiovascular Medicine  Cardiovascular Medicine  Cardiovascular Medicine  Cardiovascular Medicine  Cardiovascular Medicine  Cardiovascular Medicine  Sacramento Heart & Vascular Medical Associates  Sacramento Heart & Vascular Medical Associates  Sacramento Heart & Vascular Medical Associates  Sacramento Heart & Vascular Medical Associates  Sacramento Heart & Vascular Medical Associates  Sacramento Heart & Vascular Medical Associates  Sacramento Heart & Vascular Medical Associates  Cardiac Surgery West Medical Group  Cardiac Surgery West Medical Group  Cardiac Surgery West Medical Group  Cardiac Surgery West Medical Group  Cardiac Surgery West Medical Group  Cardiac Surgery West Medical Group  Children's Heart Center  Arvin Arthur MD Inc  Northern California Cardiology Associates  Northern California Cardiology Associates  Northern California Cardiology Associates  Sacramento Cardiovascular Surgeons  Northern California Cardiology Associates  Sacramento Cardiovascular Surgeons  Northern California Cardiology Associates  Sacramento Cardiovascular Surgeons  Northern California Cardiology Associates  Northern California Cardiology Associates Stockton, CaliforniaStockton is along Interstate 5, State Route 99 and State Route 4 amidst the farmland of the California Central Valley. Stockton is connected westward with San Francisco Bay by the river?s 78-mile channel, and is, with Sacramento, one of the state?s two inland sea ports. In and around Stockton are thousands of miles of waterways and rivers that make up the California Delta.
The city hosts the Asparagus Festival annually, and is the location of Haggin Museum, an art and history museum built in Victory Park in 1931. The museum displays works of art of the 19th and 20th centuries. Stockton is also a rail center and a processing and distribution point for farm products and wines from the Central Valley. Upcoming 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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