Cardiomyophathy

3. The condition may also be called takotsubo cardiomyopathy, apical ballooning syndrome or _____ cardiomyopathy by doctors.
4. This type of cardiomyopathy has an unexplained cause and can happen in the last month of pregnancy
7. This type of defibrillator is occasionally implanted
8. One of the main causes of heart failure
10. Heart muscle becomes less rigid and elastic
13. Feet and ankle symptom
14. a group of heart and muscle diseases that affect structural or functional ability of the myocardium
17. These type of treatments can put people at risk
19. This type of disease is not associated with cardiomyopathy
20. EKG, chest radiograph, ECG, CT Scan, cardiac catherization, endomyocardial biopsy all help in this
23. Makes the heart work harder and could be a risk
24. A viral, fungal, bacterial or protozoal myocarditis secondary type of cardiomyopathy
25. Family history of cardiomyophathy
27. A lot of trips to the bathroom due to taking this as part of the wellness plan

1. Using these can cause cardiomyopathy
2. Shortness of breath
5. Focusing on relieving symptoms, observing, preventing complications, providing emotional and psychological support
6. Increased size and mass of the heart due to increased muscle thickness
9. Type of exercise to avoid
11. Cardiomyopathies are classified as primary and this
12. Inflammation of the heart walls is also called this
15. Too many years of using this can lead to dilated cardiomyopathy
16. Most common type of Cardiomyopathy
18. Can block the blood flow to other organs
21. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is considered genetic and is the major cause of death in young ones
22. Diabetes may cause this secondary type
26. Just can't seem to stay focused