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Dr Ravi Assomull
Cardiologist London – Dr Ravi Assomull
How is dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) different from heart failure?
Dilated cardiomyopathy is one of the most common causes of heart failure. In this video, Dr Ravi Assomull explains how DCM affects the heart’s main pumping chamber and why patients may experience symptoms such as breathlessness, fatigue and palpitations.
Transcript
Dilated cardiomyopathy is a type of heart failure which accounts for about a third of cases. Patients with Dilated Cardioomyopathy will have symptoms of heart failure which include breathlessness, fatigue and possibly palpitations.