CMO is a malformation of the heart muscle that can lead to insufficiency, tachycardia, and in the worst case, sudden death. However, it remains very rare, and can be checked with the cardiologist.

Obstructive cardiomyopathy refers to a very specific disorder of the heart. A cardiomyopathy, from the Greek “kardia” for “heart”, “myo” for muscle and “pathos” for suffering, therefore designates a problem with the muscle of the heart. However, there are different forms, related to the deformation of this muscle and its impact on the body.

Let us first go through a little reminder of the human heart: it works according to a precise assembly of valves and cavities, the whole constantly maintained in activity by the muscles. The oxygen-deprived blood arrives by one way, before leaving it by another, in a cycle whose end is none other than death (or organ donation).

Hypertrophic, or obstructive, cardiomyopathy

It is the one which interests us in this article and which is the most frequent. In this scenario, the left ventricle of the heart will be enlarged. That is to say that one of the chambers of the heart, the one from which the oxygenated blood returns to the body, will be blocked by the presence of “bulges” which reduce the available space. Sometimes this hypertrophy is accompanied by an obstruction of the outflow of blood to the aortic valve. What lead to a drop in the level of oxygen in the body, most often in case of effort. This is the overall principle of CMO.

Ọrịa cardiomyopathy

This time, it is the cavities that are too thin and dilated that are the problem. The heart then has to use more force to propel the same amount of blood, and gets tired.

Cardiomyopathie restrictive

The whole heart becomes more rigid, which prevents it from relaxing well and ensuring an optimal cycle of ejection / collection of blood in the body.

Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy

Mainly linked to the right ventricle, this disease consists of a poor replacement of the cells of the heart by adipic cells (fat).

CMO (Obstructive Cardiomyopathy) has mild symptoms but can cause sudden death in the most severe cases (fortunately very rare).

• Iku ume ọkụ ọkụ
• Pain in the rib cage
• Ahụ erughị ala
• Heart ọdịda
• Arrhythmias (with risk of Cerebral Vascular Accident, AVC)
• tachycardia
• E jidere Cardiac
• Sudden deaths

CMO is the leading cause of death in athletes. It occurs when the valve leading to the aorta is suddenly blocked in the heart, suddenly cutting off the oxygen supply to the brain, and interrupting the flow of blood.

The main cause of CMO is mkpụrụ ndụ ihe nketa. Most often, the cause is a genetic mutation. More specifically the gene for sarcomère. It affects nearly 1 in 500 people, but only results in abnormal thickening of the wall of the heart for a few millimeters.

Prevention

The best treatment is prevention. And in particular, the family follow-up of this disease. Indeed, according to the latest estimates, nearly half of obstructive cardiomyopathies are linked to a genetic problem. Therefore, when a case is detected in a member of a family, all other relatives must be followed up and tested by the cardiologist, in order to verify the situation on a case-by-case basis.

The lifestyle

It is quite possible to live with cardiomyopathy, by following certain rules. Thus, it will be strongly discouraged to perform high-level sports or diving, because any process in which the heart races will be a risk. In everyday life, it is therefore necessary to take care, without giving up all physical exercise: with a good preliminary warm-up, exercises of the “cardio” type can strengthen the heart. It is also necessary to ban alcohol and tobacco, risk factors even without cardiomyopathy, and to avoid trips at high altitude (mountain more than 3km high).

Nyocha ọgwụ

To confirm or detect a CMO, you have to pass various medical tests. It starts with a ngwá, which can detect weaknesses in the heart, before confirming the diagnosis with a Echocardiography, ma ọ bụ ọbụna a MRI obi obi.

Surgical operations

In the most serious cases, it will be necessary to operate. To do this, surgeons use various methods, some only require the use of alcoholic solutions on targeted arteries in order to reduce the size of the “bead” which obstructs the path, others go so far as to remove it.

The disease may very well go undetected for a long time, with almost a third of patients asymptomatic. Once the disease is confirmed, following pain, shortness of breath or heart attacks, it will be necessary to ensure a follow-up with the cardiologist. Thanks to the examinations, he will be able to assess the risks of the obstruction getting worse, and will be able to provide a surgical response if necessary.