Cardiomyopathy

• Overviews
• Cardiomyopathy (American Heart Association)
• Cardiomyopathy (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

• Diagnosis/Symptoms
• Echocardiogram: Sound Imaging of the Heart (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - RealPlayer plug-in is required to view video files
• Ejection Fraction (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG) (American Heart Association)
• How Is Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Diagnosed? (Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association)
• What Are Holter, Event and Transtelephonic Monitors? (American Heart Association)

• Treatment
• Living with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Treatments (Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association)

• Clinical Trials
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Myocardial Diseases (National Institutes of Health)

• Specific Conditions
• Dilated Cardiomyopathy (Texas Heart Institute)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF File
• Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
• Restrictive Cardiomyopathy (Texas Heart Institute)
  Also available in: Spanish
• What Is Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)? (Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association)

• Disease Management
• Long Term Prognosis (Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation)
• Managing Medical Care and Other Issues (Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation)

• Coping
• Dealing Psychologically with the Disease (Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation)
• Dealing with Developmental Delays (Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation)
• Post-Adolescent Issues in the Future (Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation)
• Special Travel Precautions (Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation)
• Working with the School (Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation)

• Related Issues
• Myocardium and Myocarditis (American Heart Association)

• Research
• Causes of Cardiomyopathy (Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation)
• Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Research Progress to Date (Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation)

• Genetics
• Genetics Home Reference: Noonan syndrome (National Library of Medicine)
• Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Is It Inherited? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

• Organizations
• American Heart Association
• Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation
• Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

• Law and Policy
• Family and Medical Leave Act (Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation)
• Financial Assistance and Insurance Coverage (Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation)

• Children
• Evaluation and Diagnosis (Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation)
• Handling Feeding and Diet Issues (Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation)
• Overview of Pediatric Cardiomyopathy (Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation)
• Signs and Symptoms (Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation)
• Treatment and Medical Management (Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation)
• Understanding Pediatric Cardiomyopathy (Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation)