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Dilated cardiomyopathy - Heart muscle disease

Dilated cardiomyopathy is a heart muscle disease in which heart becomes weak and enlarge and can not pump blood efficiently. Dilated Cardiomyopathy is abbreviated as DCM.

Dilated Cardiomyopathy can effect the Lungs, Liver and other systems of the body.

Dilated Cardiomyopathy is a group of diseases that effects the heart muscles (Myocardium). Different cardiomyopathies have different causes and effect different parts of the body..

As the name of the disease tells that in this disease a part of the myo-cardium (myo-Muscles, cardium-heart) is dilated..
dilated cardiomyopathy | picture of heart disease | heart dilated picture
Dilated Cardiomyopathy | Enlarged Heart

Dilated cardiomyopathy is the most common form of the non-ischemic cardiomyopathy. it is more common in men then women..and between the age of 20-60 years..Dilated cardiomyopathy also occurs in children. About one in three cause of Congestive Heart Failure is Dilated Cardiomyopathy.