Medically reviewed by Christopher Lee, MD Key Takeaways Cardiomyopathy is a disease that affects the heart muscle, making it weak or stiff.Medication, surgery, and lifestyle changes can help improve ...

A deep molecular analysis of failing human hearts suggests diabetes may directly alter cardiac metabolism, but experts differ ...

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) makes it difficult for your heart to pump blood normally due to a thickening and enlargement of the heart muscle. This can block the ventricles in the lower heart, ...

When Kristen Criss was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), it felt like the pieces of her family's health puzzle had finally fallen into place. "My mom passed at 40-years-old, and my ...

Two types of implantable cardioverter defibrillators can reduce the risk of sudden cardiac death with HCM. Pacemakers and implantable loop recorders also may be options.

Attruby is the first near-complete (≥90%) stabilizer of Transthyretin (TTR) approved in the U.S. for the treatment of the cardiomyopathy of wild-type or variant transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis ...