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==Overview==
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==Medical Therapy==
==Medical Therapy==


Many medicines are used to treat cardiomyopathy. Your doctor may prescribe medicines to:
Medications may be prescribed for the following reasons:<ref name="pmid23747642">{{cite journal |vauthors=Yancy CW, Jessup M, Bozkurt B, Butler J, Casey DE, Drazner MH, Fonarow GC, Geraci SA, Horwich T, Januzzi JL, Johnson MR, Kasper EK, Levy WC, Masoudi FA, McBride PE, McMurray JJ, Mitchell JE, Peterson PN, Riegel B, Sam F, Stevenson LW, Tang WH, Tsai EJ, Wilkoff BL |title=2013 ACCF/AHA guideline for the management of heart failure: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines |journal=J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. |volume=62 |issue=16 |pages=e147–239 |date=October 2013 |pmid=23747642 |doi=10.1016/j.jacc.2013.05.019 |url=}}</ref>


* Lower your blood pressure. ACE inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor blockers, beta blockers, and calcium channel blockers are examples of medicines that lower blood pressure.
* Lower the [[blood pressure]].  
* Slow your heart rate. Beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, and digoxin are examples of medicines that slow the heart rate. Beta blockers and calcium channel blockers also are used to lower blood pressure.
** [[ACE inhibitors]], [[angiotensin II receptor blockers]], [[beta blockers]], and [[calcium channel blockers]] are examples of medicines that lower blood pressure.
* Keep your heart beating with a normal rhythm. These medicines, called antiarrhythmics, help prevent arrhythmias.
* Slow the heart rate.  
* Balance electrolytes in your body. Electrolytes are minerals that help maintain fluid levels and acid-base balance in the body. They also help muscle and nerve tissues work properly. Abnormal electrolyte levels may be a sign of dehydration (lack of fluid in your body), heart failure, high blood pressure, or other disorders. Aldosterone blockers are an example of a medicine used to balance electrolytes.
** [[Beta blockers]], [[calcium channel blockers]], and [[digoxin]] are examples of medicines that slow the heart rate. [[Beta blockers]] and [[calcium channel blockers]] also are used to lower blood pressure.
* Remove excess fluid and sodium from your body. Diuretics, or "water pills," are an example of a medicine that helps remove excess fluid and sodium from the body.
* Keep the heart beating with a normal rhythm.  
* Prevent blood clots from forming. Anticoagulants, or "blood thinners," are an example of a medicine that prevents blood clots. Blood thinners often are used to prevent blood clots from forming in people who have dilated cardiomyopathy.
** These medicines, called [[antiarrhythmics]], help prevent [[arrhythmia]]s.
* Reduce inflammation. Corticosteroids are an example of a medicine used to reduce inflammation.
* Balance electrolytes in the body.  
** Electrolytes are minerals that help maintain fluid levels and acid-base balance in the body. They also help muscle and nerve tissues work properly. Abnormal electrolyte levels may be a sign of [[dehydration]] (lack of fluid in your body), [[heart failure]], [[high blood pressure]], or other disorders. Aldosterone blockers are an example of a medicine used to balance electrolytes.
* Remove excess fluid and sodium from the body.  
** [[Diuretics]], or "water pills," are an example of a medicine that helps remove excess fluid and sodium from the body.
* Prevent blood clots from forming.  
** [[Anticoagulants]], or "blood thinners," are an example of a medicine that prevents blood clots. Blood thinners often are used to treat blood clots in people who have [[dilated cardiomyopathy]].
* Reduce [[inflammation]].  
** [[Corticosteroids]] are an example of a medicine used to reduce [[inflammation]].
 
==ACC/AHA 2017 guidelines ==
* '''AHA/ACC 2017 Class 1 recommendation''':
** The clinical strategy of inhibition of the [[renin-angiotensin system]] with [[ACE inhibitor|ACE inhibitors]] (Level of Evidence: A), OR [[ARBs]] (Level of Evidence: A), OR ARNI (Level of Evidence: B-R) in conjunction with evidence-based [[beta blockers]], and [[aldosterone antagonists]] in selected patients is recommended for patients with chronic [[HFrEF]] to reduce morbidity and mortality.
* '''AHA/ACC 2017 guidelines''':
** Class 2a recommendation, Level of Evidence: B-R: [[Ivabradine]] can be beneficial to reduce [[HF]] hospitalization for patients with symptomatic (NYHA class II-III) stable chronic [[HFrEF]] (LVEF ≤35%) who are receiving guideline-directed management and therapy (GDEM), including a [[beta blocker]] at maximum tolerated dose, and who are in [[sinus rhythm]] with a heart rate of 70 bpm or greater at rest.
* '''AHA/ACC 2017 guidelines''':
** Class 1 recommendation, Level of Evidence: B: [[Systolic blood pressure|Systolic]] and [[diastolic blood pressure]] should be controlled in patients with [[HFpEF]] in accordance with published clinical practice guidelines to prevent [[morbidity]].


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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Lina Ya'qoub, MD; Edzel Lorraine Co, DMD, MD[2]

Overview

Treatment depends on the type of cardiomyopathy, but may include medication, implanted pacemakers, defribillators, or ventricular assist devices (LVADs), or ablation. The goal of treatment is often symptom relief, and some patients may eventually require a heart transplant. Treatment of cardiomyopathy (and other heart diseases) using alternative methods such as stem cell therapy is commercially available but is not supported by convincing evidence.

Medical Therapy

Medications may be prescribed for the following reasons:[1]

ACC/AHA 2017 guidelines

  • AHA/ACC 2017 Class 1 recommendation:
  • AHA/ACC 2017 guidelines:
    • Class 2a recommendation, Level of Evidence: B-R: Ivabradine can be beneficial to reduce HF hospitalization for patients with symptomatic (NYHA class II-III) stable chronic HFrEF (LVEF ≤35%) who are receiving guideline-directed management and therapy (GDEM), including a beta blocker at maximum tolerated dose, and who are in sinus rhythm with a heart rate of 70 bpm or greater at rest.
  • AHA/ACC 2017 guidelines:

References

  1. Yancy CW, Jessup M, Bozkurt B, Butler J, Casey DE, Drazner MH, Fonarow GC, Geraci SA, Horwich T, Januzzi JL, Johnson MR, Kasper EK, Levy WC, Masoudi FA, McBride PE, McMurray JJ, Mitchell JE, Peterson PN, Riegel B, Sam F, Stevenson LW, Tang WH, Tsai EJ, Wilkoff BL (October 2013). "2013 ACCF/AHA guideline for the management of heart failure: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines". J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. 62 (16): e147–239. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2013.05.019. PMID 23747642.

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