Cardiomyopathies Panel

The term "cardiomyopathies" is an umbrella term that encompasses a large and heterogeneous group of cardiac dysfunctions affecting the myocardium,often ofgenetic origin or secondary to other medical conditions. There are different typesof cardiomyopathies, capableof altering the structure and function oftheheartmuscle making it thicker, stifferor more dilated than normal. This results in possible serious consequences for the cardiovascular function itself: heart failure,arrhythmiasor cardiac arrest can be possible consequencesof a cardiomyopathy. In many cases, cardiomyopathies arise as a result of viral infectionsor, as mentionedabove, result from other morbid conditions (for example, metabolic disordersor complex syndromes), from congenital and non-congenital heart defects (for example,rhythm disturbances).heart disease), severenutritional decienciesor theuseof certain medications. In other cases,however, the etiology isunknown. Among thevarious typesof cardiomyopathies, the main af