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The word
cardiomyopathy
means "heart muscle disease". Cardiomyopathies are a group of diseases in which the function of the
myocardium
(heart muscle) is impaired for any reason. People with cardiomyopathy are often at risk of
arrhythmia
and/or
sudden cardiac death
.
[1]
There are four main types of cardiomyopathy:
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