February is American Heart Month and health experts are putting a spotlight on cardiovascular diseases and the tools ...

Some patients with an ischemic stroke of unknown origin may have underlying cardiomyopathies that could be detected with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), a new study suggests. "Although rare, ...

Broken heart syndrome is a common name for stress-induced cardiomyopathy, or takotsubo cardiomyopathy, a disease that affects the heart’s muscle tissue. In 1990, Japanese researchers named the ...

Did you know that hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a leading cause of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in young athletes? Yup, ...

Scientists in Bengaluru have identified a single genetic cause linking dilated cardiomyopathy, obesity and sleep apnea (DOSA) ...

Obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy comes with symptoms such as shortness of breath, fatigue, and palpitations. These tips can help you manage it.

Severe hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a dangerous disorder that causes an abnormal thickening of the heart walls, can run in families—and it’s often associated with a variant in the gene TNNT2. A team ...

The A143T variant of the GLA gene is associated with an increased risk of Fabry cardiomyopathy, according to a new study. The variant plays a role in lipid metabolism. According to the researchers, ...

Broken heart syndrome, or Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, is a physical condition where intense emotional stress or grief causes the heart to literally change shape.