Cardiomyopathy risk factors

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Overview

Some of the risk factors for developing cardiomyopathy include;

Risk Factors

Certain diseases, conditions, or factors can raise the risk for cardiomyopathy. Major risk factors include:

• A family history of cardiomyopathy, heart failure, or sudden cardiac arrest (SCA)
• A disease or condition that can lead to cardiomyopathy, such as coronary heart disease, heart attack, or a viral infection that inflames the heart muscle
• Diabetes or other metabolic diseases, or severe obesity
• Diseases that can damage the heart, such as hemochromatosis, sarcoidosis, or amyloidosis
• Long-term alcoholism
• Long-term high blood pressure