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    Cardiomyopathy, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Cardiomyopathy, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Cardiomyopathy, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
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    Cardiomyopathy, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions

    By Kenneth Kee

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    Chapter 1

    Cardiomyopathy

    My mother had cardiomyopathy; so did her mother and brother both of whom died from heart failure.

    My brother also had aortic regurgitation which had been treated but still has heart failure.

    When I was 12 and down with mumps, I remembered my mother resting at home supposedly suffering from a mild heart attack after a strenuous period of school work.

    The doctors all thought that she had ischemic heart disease.

    When I was a medical student, I decided to have an ECG done on myself and found that I had mild right bundle branch block which was thought to be congenital and not serious at that time.

    Medical students always have the tendency to think that they have the same disease that they read about.

    Now it is believed to cause heart failure with passing of age.

    In 1982, I had to fly to London because the doctors there were first giving medicines to slow down her heart and later to speed up her heart. She could barely recognize me at the hospital.

    I signed for her hospital discharge and brought her back to see a Singapore heart specialist.

    It was then that we discovered that she had cardiomyopathy, an enlarged heart which can cause heart failure but not coronary heart disease in her case.

    My mother did have frequent heart failure.

    However she did not like to take medicine including blood thinners and diuretics for her heart failure.

    In the end she fell into a coma one night.

    I quickly got up in the middle of the night to bring her to hospital.

    She apparently had thrown out a blood clot from her heart to her brain which caused her to have a stroke.

    She did not recover from her stroke.

    Cardiomyopathy is the medical disease of the thickened or dilated heart muscle.

    These enlarged heart conditions have many causes, signs and symptoms, and treatments.

    The heart muscle is enlarged, thick or rigid.

    Scar tissue can replace the thickened muscle tissue in the heart.

    The heart becomes weaker as the cardiomyopathy becomes worse.

    The heart is less capable to push blood through the body and maintain a normal electrical rhythm.

    This condition will result in heart failure or irregular heartbeats called arrhythmias.

    The heart failure will result in the fluid to retain in the lungs, ankles, feet, legs, or abdomen.

    Other complications, such as heart valve problems, can be caused by the weakening of the heart.

    The main types of cardiomyopathy are:

    1. Dilated cardiomyopathy

    2. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

    3. Restrictive cardiomyopathy

    4. Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia

    Other types of cardiomyopathy sometimes are referred to as "unclassified cardiomyopathy."

    Cardiomyopathy which is induced by stress, also called broken heart syndrome, is another type of cardiomyopathy.

    What Causes Cardiomyopathy?

    Cardiomyopathy can be familial or acquired.

    1. Acquired means you develop it as a result of another disorder, condition or factor.

    2. Inherited means the parents passed the gene for the disease on to you.

    Investigators look for the genetic associations to cardiomyopathy.

    They want to know how these links can cause or contribute to the different forms of the disease.

    The cause of cardiomyopathy is idiopathic or not known.

    This form of disease often occurs in children.

    Cardiomyopathy involve people of all ages.

    Certain forms of cardiomyopathy are more likely to occur in people in certain age groups.

    1. Dilated cardiomyopathy is more common in African-Americans than in whites.

    This form of cardiomyopathy also is more common in men than in women.

    2. Teens and young adults are more likely than older people to have arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, although it is rare in both groups.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKenneth Kee
    Release dateSep 19, 2015
    ISBN9781311627797
    Cardiomyopathy, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Author

    Kenneth Kee

    Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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      Cardiomyopathy, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions - Kenneth Kee

      Cardiomyopathy,

      A

      Simple

      Guide

      To

      The Condition,

      Diagnosis,

      Treatment

      And

      Related Conditions

      By

      Dr Kenneth Kee

      M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)

      Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)

      Copyright Kenneth Kee 2015 Smashwords Edition

      Published by Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com

      Dedication

      This book is dedicated

      To my wife Dorothy

      And my children

      Carolyn, Grace

      And Kelvin

      This book describes the Cardiomyopathy, Diagnosis, Treatment and Associated Diseases or in vernacular terms

      (What You Need to Treat and Cope with Cardiomyopathy)

      This eBook is licensed for the personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each reader.

      If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy.

      Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Introduction

      I have been writing medical articles for my blog http://kennethkee.blogspot.com (A Simple Guide to Medical Condition) for the benefit of my patients since 2007.

      My purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of my patients.

      Health Education was also my dissertation for my Ph.D (Healthcare Administration).

      I then wrote an autobiolographical account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com.

      This autobiolographical account A Family Doctor’s Tale was combined with my early A Simple Guide to Medical Conditions into a new Wordpress Blog A Family Doctor’s Tale on http://ken-med.com.

      From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 590 amazon kindle books and some into Smashwords.com eBooks.

      Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.

      For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.

      The later books go into more details of medical conditions.

      The first chapter is always from my earlier blogs which unfortunately tends to have typos and spelling mistakes.

      Since 2013, I have tried to improve my spelling and writing.

      As I tried to bring you the latest information about a condition or illness by reading the latest journals both online and offline, I find that I am learning more and improving on my own medical knowledge in diagnosis and treatment for my patients.

      Just by writing all these simple guides I find that I have learned a lot from your reviews (good or bad), criticism and advice.

      I am sorry for the repetitions in these simple guides as the second chapters onwards have new information as compared to my first chapter taken from my blog.

      I also find repetition definitely help me and maybe some readers to remember the facts in the books more easily. I apologize if these repetitions are irritating to some readers.

      Chapter 1

      Cardiomyopathy

      My mother had cardiomyopathy; so did her mother and brother both of whom died from heart failure.

      My brother also had aortic regurgitation which had been treated but still has heart failure.

      When I was 12 and down with mumps, I remembered my mother resting at home supposedly suffering from a mild heart attack after a strenuous period of school work.

      The doctors all thought that she had ischemic heart disease.

      When I was a medical student, I decided to have an ECG done on myself and found that I had mild right bundle branch block which was thought to be congenital and not serious at that time.

      Medical students always have the tendency to think that they have the same disease that they read about.

      Now it is believed to cause heart failure with passing of age.

      In 1982, I had to fly to London because the doctors there were first giving medicines to slow down her heart and later to speed up her heart. She could barely recognize me at the hospital.

      I signed for her hospital discharge and brought her back to see a Singapore heart specialist.

      It was then that we discovered that she had cardiomyopathy, an enlarged heart which can cause heart failure but not coronary heart disease in her case.

      My mother did have frequent heart failure.

      However she did not like to take medicine including blood thinners and diuretics for her heart failure.

      In the end she fell into a coma one night.

      I quickly got up in the middle of the night to bring her to hospital.

      She apparently had thrown out a blood clot from her heart to her brain which caused her to have a stroke.

      She did not recover from her stroke.

      Blausen_0165_Cardiomyopathy_Dilated.png Taken from Wikipedia

      Cardiomyopathy is the medical disease of the thickened or dilated heart muscle.

      These enlarged heart conditions have many causes, signs and symptoms, and treatments.

      The heart muscle is enlarged, thick or rigid.

      Scar tissue can replace the thickened muscle tissue in the heart.

      The heart becomes weaker as the cardiomyopathy becomes worse.

      The heart is less capable to push blood through the

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