general overview of cardiomyopathyyyyy

Question 1

how may it be classified

Answer 1

1ry cardiomyopathy

genetic- hypertrophic/ Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia

mixed- dilated/restrictive

acquired- Peripartum cardiomyopathy, Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

2ry cardiomyopathy- pathological involement of myocardium as part of generalised systemic disorder

Question 2

GENETIC CAUSES

Answer 2

both conditions listed below are autosomal dominant. An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator is often inserted to reduce the incidence of sudden cardiac death.

Question 3

MIXED

Answer 3

rather confusingly most of the causes of dilated and restrictive cardiomyopathy are now listed separately in the ‘secondary’ causes.

This category servers as a reminder that many patients will have a genetic predisposition to cardiomyopathy which is then triggered by the secondary process, hence the ‘mixed’ category

Question 4

ACQUIRED

Answer 4

Question 5

SECONDARY CARDIOMYOPATHIES

Answer 5