What are treatments for Cardiomyopathy?
Specific types of treatment methodologies are used in curing various Cardiomyopathy problems. For example heart failure is treated with a combination of patient education, dietary modifications, and medications. Following types of medications are suggested: Positive inotropic medications: These medicines facilitate contraction of the heart. Dopamine, dobutamine, and milrinone are some of the common medicines used in curing the ailment. However, in serious cases such as complicated atrial arrhythmias problems, digoxin medicine is used, which is not otherwise commonly used. Diuretics: These pills are often termed as “water pills”; they assist in relieving the excess fluid during heart failure. Vasodilators: These pills provide relaxation to the heart by expanding blood vessels at numerous levels in the body. ACE-inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs): These pills decrease complications associated with heart and improves survival rate of patients. Aldosterone blockers: These