Patient Education Information

Cardiomyopathy - The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute has created this fact sheet.

Cardiomyopathy - Penn State Cardiovascular Center at Hershey Medical Center - This handout on cardiomyopathy was prepared by The Penn State Cardiovascular Center at Hershey Medical Center.

Cardiomyopathy: Disease of the Heart Muscle - A good overview of the types of cardiomyopathy, with links to more information, from the Texas Heart Institute.

Deciphering Heart Disease Medspeak - The Medical Library Association has created this brochure.

Cardiomyopathy - The Journal of the American Medical Association has created this page for patients.

Cardiomyopathy and Pregnancy - Learn more about this combination from the Women's Heart Foundation.

Cardiomyopathy - The Mayo Clinic - The physicians at the Mayo Clinic have prepared this indepth look at cardiomyopathy.

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - The Cleveland Clinic offers this information.

MEDLINEPlus Medical Encyclopedia - The Health Illustrated Encyclopedia from MedlinePlus includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. It also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations. Please check the alphabetic listing for the topic you want.

Pediatric Cardiology - Cardiomyopathy - The patient education materials at this site were prepared by the University of Chicago's Children's Hospital and the Department of Pediatrics.

What Are Holter, Event, and Transtelephonic Monitors? - Read more about these various ways of measuring your heart activity.

What Is an Electrocardiogram? - More information on another heart test.

What Is Echocardiography? - Learn more about this type of heart test.