Systolic Heart Failure, Chronic

I have DCM and on my paperwork, I just noticed it says: Cardiomyopathy, Idiopathic; CHF, Systolic Heart Failure, Chronic and Mitral Regurgitation, non-rheumatic. I've had ICD implant. In simple terms, what else do I have lurking in there besides the DCM???

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What Is It

by Bill-2 - 2010-06-29 07:06:19

I've heard of cardiomyopathy, idiopathic; CHF, systolic heart failure, mitral valve regurgitation and ICD implant but what is DCM?

Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM)

by cruz - 2010-06-29 09:06:05

It's just another of those abbreviations they use for Dialated Cardiomyopathy.

Doc talk@*&!

by Zia - 2010-06-30 04:06:54

Hey Cruz
Sounds like you need a medical dictionery. The doc or nurse should explain all that to you, but when do they ever take the time? So...
Cardio = heart
myo = muscle
pathy = disorder or disease

idiopathic = they don't know what caused it
CHF = congestive heart failure = congestion in the chest interfering with the heart

systolic = the heart beat impulse (diastolic is the resting phase of the heart beat)

I know, those are just definitions, not explanations, but may help some.



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