What are Cardiomyopathy, Cerebrovascular Disorders, and Pulmonary Hypertension?
Cardiomyopathy: Cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle. It causes inflammation and a weakening of the muscle or change in the structure of the muscle. Cerebrovascular Disorders: Cerebrovascular Disorders affect the blood vessels in the brain, including aneurism and thrombosis and can cause stroke. Pulmonary Hypertension: Pulmonary hypertension is high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs. Cardiomyopathy, Cerebrovascular Disorders, and Pulmonary Hypertension Are Symptoms Of: Emphysema: Emphysema is a breathing disorder that involves the destruction of the air sacs in the lungs. Symptoms of emphysema include shortness of breath and loss of appetite. Emphysema can lead to pulmonary hypertension and heart failure. Sleep Apnea: Sleep apnea is a condition in which you stop breathing in your sleep. People with sleep apnea may stop breathing as many as 100 times an hour throughout the night. Sleep apnea can lead to many health problems, some life-threatening, including cardiomy
