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Cardiomyopathies (Cardiomyopathy) Summary

Description: A group of diseases in which the dominant feature is the involvement of the CARDIAC MUSCLE itself. Cardiomyopathies are classified according to their predominant pathophysiological features (DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; RESTRICTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY) or their etiological/pathological factors (CARDIOMYOPATHY, ALCOHOLIC; ENDOCARDIAL FIBROELASTOSIS).

Also Known As: Cardiomyopathy; Myocardiopathy; Myocardial Diseases; Cardiomyopathies, Primary; Cardiomyopathies, Secondary Show All >>

Networked: 10042 relevant articles (433 outcomes, 967 trials/studies) for this Disease

Key Drugs and Agents for Cardiomyopathies

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Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to treatments:
  1. Doxorubicin (Adriamycin) : 50 outcomes 98 studies in 722 results : FDA 12 Generic
  2. carvedilol (Coreg) : 13 outcomes 9 studies in 54 results : FDA 18 Generic
  3. Carnitine (L-Carnitine) : 12 outcomes 16 studies in 146 results : FDA 9 Generic
  4. Iron : 10 outcomes 8 studies in 158 results : IBA
  5. coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) : 8 outcomes 4 studies in 32 results : IBA
  6. human GAA protein (Myozyme) : 6 outcomes 4 studies in 9 results : FDA 3
  7. Probucol (Lorelco) : 6 outcomes 2 studies in 14 results : FDA 1
  8. Antioxidants : 6 outcomes in 17 results : IBA
  9. Isoproterenol (Isoprenaline) : 5 outcomes 6 studies in 71 results : FDA 22 Generic
  10. Chelating Agents : 5 outcomes 3 studies in 7 results : IBA
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Diseases Related to Cardiomyopathies

  1. Heart Failure
  2. Fibrosis (Cirrhosis)
  3. Neoplasms (Cancer)
  4. Myocarditis (Carditis)
  5. Inflammation
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Key Therapies for Cardiomyopathies

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  1. Heart Transplantation (Grafting, Heart) : 17 outcomes 23 studies in 575 results
  2. Transplantation (Transplant Recipients) : 13 outcomes 22 studies in 289 results
  3. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy : 10 outcomes 17 studies in 144 results
  4. Coronary Artery Bypass (Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery) : 9 outcomes 18 studies in 114 results
  5. Drug Therapy (Chemotherapy) : 8 outcomes 12 studies in 173 results
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