The heart is a powerful pump made of muscle (myocardium). It is divided into four chambers: the upper two atria are the receiving chambers and the lower two ventricles are the pumping chambers.

Two common and potentially deadly heart diseases can be caused by mutations in the same gene. Surprisingly, though, these two ...

Considering taking supplements to treat dilated cardiomyopathy? Below is a list of common natural remedies used to treat or reduce the symptoms of dilated cardiomyopathy. Follow the links to read ...

Medically reviewed by Rafle Fernandez, MD Cardiomyopathy is a disease that affects the heart muscle (known as the myocardium) ...

Objective Current guidelines recommend precautionary disqualification from competitive sports in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). We assessed the incidence of cardiovascular events in ...

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a heterogeneous disorder that is familial in approximately 30% of cases. Although several genes have been identified that can cause familial DCM, molecular analyses ...