Generality
Cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle, characterized by an "anatomo-functional alteration that reduces the contractile capacity of the heart.
Based on the changes undergone by the myocardium, a cardiomyopathy can be classified as dilated, hypertrophic, restrictive or arrhythmogenic of the right ventricle.
Inherited or acquired, cardiomyopathies typically cause dyspnoea, syncope, edema in various parts of the body and changes in the heart rhythm.
A patient with cardiomyopathy cannot recover but, if treated properly, can have a "better life expectancy."
