The heart’s main pumping chamber, the left ventricle, becomes weaker, stretched, and larger in people with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). This makes it harder for the heart to pump blood effectively.

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) occurs when the ventricles of the heart dilate and weaken, reducing the heart’s ability to pump enough blood. DCM is a severe heart condition that often begins in the left ...

University of Washington scientists Matt Kaeberlein, with his dog Dobby, left, and Dan Promislow, with his dog Frisbee, hope to launch a study of the anti-aging drug rapamycin in pet dogs. University ...

These two conditions affect how well your heart can pump blood. Cardiomyopathy can sometimes lead to heart failure. Cardiomyopathy and heart failure are both conditions in which your heart has a more ...

A Spanish study shows that patients with genetic dilated cardiomyopathy who experience severe arrhythmias are at an elevated risk of developing advanced heart failure and requiring a heart transplant.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Danicamtiv was well tolerated and improved heart function in certain patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. Those ...

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) in first pregnancies significantly increased the risk for dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), with an early onset of 5.1 years postpartum compared with 10.6 years ...