What is the difference between dilated cardiomyopathy and HCM?

Cardiomyopathy is described as a group of diseases that affect the heart muscle. This condition occurs when heart fails to contract properly & the oxygenated blood is not pumped efficiently to the organs of the body which leads to weakness, fatigue, shortness of breath or chest pain. Cardiomyopathy is categorized as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, dilated Cardiomyopathy, takotsubo Cardiomyopathy & restrictive Cardiomyopathy.

In dilated Cardiomyopathy the ventricles enlarges & weakens, in restrictive Cardiomyopathy the ventricles stiffens, in hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy heart muscles enlarges or thickens.

By:Cathy Smith, The United Kingdom