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Cardiomyopathy (diseased heart muscle) - Coggle Diagram
Cardiomyopathy (diseased heart muscle)
Risk factors:
Sex
Family history
Smoking
Unhealthy diet
High blood pressure
High cholesterol
Diabetes
Obesity
Lack of exercises
Age
Stress
Symptoms:
Dizziness and fainting
Fatigue
feeling short of breath during activity or at rest
feeling short of breath at night
irregular heartbeats, that feel rapid or ponding
swollen feet or legs
Names of diseases
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Restrictive cardiomyopathy
Dilated cardiomyopathy
Patient guidance: lifestyle choices:
Exercise 30 minutes a day, preferrably on most days of the week.
Maintain a healthy weight.
Eat foods that are low in salt and saturated fat.
Do not smoke.
Try to reduce and manage stress.
Control high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes.
Get good sleep.
Treatment
Lifestyle change
Stopping alcohol use
monitoring salt intake
Surgically implanted device
Ablation procedure
Heart transplant
Medicine
Lower blood pressure
Reduce excess fluid
Group: Henriika H., Lotta S., Tiia V.