III. Causes: Primary Cardiomyopathy (intrinsic, isolated cardiac effects)
- Acquired Primary Cardiomyopathy
- See Myocarditis
- Tachycardia induced Cardiomyopathy
- Atrial Fibrillation with persistent rapid ventricular rate
- Grogan's Syndrome
- Takotsuba Cardiomyopathy (Stress Cardiomyopathy)
- Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (or Postpartum Cardiomyopathy)
- Associated with Obesity, age over 30 years, Multiparity, and Preeclampsia
- Onset from third trimester to five months postpartum
-
Genetic Primary Cardiomyopathy
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Autosomal Dominant condition with Incidence of 1 in 500
- Leading cause of Sudden Death in Athletes
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (rare, hereditary)
- Left ventricular compaction
- Other genetic disorders
- Ion channel disorder
- Mitochondrial Myopathy
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Mixed Primary Cardiomyopathy
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy (rare)
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy
- Most common Cardiomyopathy
- Third leading cause of Heart Failure behind Coronary Artery Disease and Hypertension
IV. Causes: Secondary Cardiomyopathy (extrinsic or systemic condition related)
- See Myocarditis
- Autoimmune, Collagen Vascular Disease or inflammatory conditions
- Endocrine conditions
- Acromegaly
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Multi-factorial (LVH, micro/macro coronary disease, endothelial dysfunction, Autonomic Dysfunction)
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism (high output Heart Failure)
- Hypothyroidism
- Obesity
- Pheochromocytoma
- Paget's Disease (high output Heart Failure)
- Infectious conditions
- Parasitic Infections
- Chagas Disease (Trypanosoma cruzi, most common Myocarditis cause wordwide)
- Trichinella species (Trichinosis roundworm)
- Taenia solium (Cysticercosis)
- Entamoeba histolytica (Amoebiasis)
- Viral Infections
- Parvovirus B19 (most common Myocarditis cause in U.S. in 2017)
- Human Herpes Virus 6 (HH6)
- Coxsackie Virus B (previously most common in U.S.)
- Covid19
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
- Hepatitis C
- Adenovirus
- Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV, Mononucleosis)
- Influenza
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
- Bacterial Infections
- Rickettsia
- Mycobacteria
- Streptococcal Pharyngitis (with secondary Acute Rheumatic Fever, Myocarditis)
- Lyme Disease (strongly consider in endemic areas as cause of Myocarditis)
- Diphtheria (toxin-induced Myocarditis)
- Parasitic Infections
- Infiltrative conditions
- Amyloidosis
- Gaucher Disease
- Hunter Syndrome
- Hurler Syndrome
- Neuromuscular conditions and Glycogen Storage Disease
- Nutritional deficiency
- Protein Malnutrition (Kwashiorkor)
- Thiamine deficiency (Wet Beriberi)
- Niacin Deficiency (Pellagra)
- Vitamin C Deficiency (Scurvy)
- L-Carnitine Deficiency
- Selenium Deficiency
- Severe Anemia (high output Heart Failure)
- Toxic-metabolic conditions
- Anabolic Steroids
- Chloroquine (Aralen)
- Hemochromatosis
- Radiation Exposure including Radiation Therapy
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning (Myocarditis)
- Chronic Stimulant Abuse
- Cocaine and other Catecholamines
- Methylphenidate
- Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy
- AnthracyclineChemotherapy
- Other Chemotherapeutic agents
- Heavy Metal Poisoning
- Other medications
- Clozapine and other Antipsychotics (Myocarditis)
- Miscellaneous conditions
- Arteriovenous Fistula (high output Heart Failure)
V. Findings
VI. Management
- See Congestive Heart Failure
- See causative condition for specific management
VII. References
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- (1999) J Card Fail 5:357-82 [PubMed]
- Brieler (2017) Am Fam Physician 96(10):640-6 [PubMed]
- Hunt (2009) Circulation 119(14):e391-479 [PubMed]
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- Senni (1997) Mayo Clin Proc 72:453-60 [PubMed]
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