How to Use cardiomyopathy in a Sentence

cardiomyopathy

noun
  • In fact, there are some types of cardiomyopathy that are more likely in younger people.
    — Elizabeth Millard, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
  • His son Michael said the cause was cardiomyopathy, a heart disease.
    — Neil Genzlinger, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2017
  • This stress can lead to rapid-onset cardiomyopathy, or weakening of the heart muscle.
    — Serena Coady, SELF, 9 Feb. 2022
  • The cause was cardiomyopathy, a heart muscle disease, said his son Michael Rowny.
    — Adam Bernstein, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2017
  • Cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy also tend to form clots.
    — Sumeet Kulkarni, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2022
  • He was later diagnosed with viral cardiomyopathy, a virus that settles in the heart.
    — Mark Price, charlotteobserver, 15 Sep. 2017
  • In very serious cases, cardiomyopathy can cause stroke or sudden death.
    — Bartie Scott, Teen Vogue, 21 Aug. 2018
  • Or the tissues of the organ itself can be weakened, as in cardiomyopathy, so that the muscle fails to pump enough blood throughout the body.
    — Thomas Goetz, WIRED, 17 Nov. 2007
  • The cause was cardiomyopathy, said a son, Michael Cumberpatch.
    — Washington Post, 23 May 2017
  • Dilated cardiomyopathy is a rare disease that can possibly lead to heart failure.
    — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2022
  • His wife, Patricia Sovern, said the cause was amyloid cardiomyopathy, in which clumps of protein build up in heart tissue.
    — Richard Sandomir, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Jan. 2020
  • His wife, Patricia Sovern, said the cause was amyloid cardiomyopathy, in which clumps of protein build up in the heart tissue.
    — Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2020
  • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is when the walls of a person’s heart thicken and can cause sudden arrhythmia with no prior symptoms.
    — Wendy Tzou, Fortune, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the most common cause of sudden cardiac death in young people and athletes over 35.
    — Korin Miller, Health.com, 29 Sep. 2021
  • Davis was training to be a ballerina when she was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy as a teenager.
    — Emily Bamforth, cleveland, 24 Dec. 2019
  • Her son was rushed to the hospital, underwent surgery and was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
    — Dallas News, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Further tests indicated this was a case of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, which is most common in postmenopausal women.
    — Karin Brulliard, chicagotribune.com, 19 Oct. 2017
  • There are different types of cardiomyopathy, like hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which causes the heart muscle to become too thick and large.
    — Anisha Shah, Health, 14 Sep. 2024
  • An autopsy revealed that Rumph, 21, died of cardiomyopathy, an inflammation of the heart.
    — Mike Jensen, Philly.com, 8 Aug. 2017
  • In 2013, Travis was hospitalized due to viral cardiomyopathy, a virus that attacks the heart, and then suffered a stroke.
    — Kristin M. Hall, Twin Cities, 3 Aug. 2019
  • The causes of the condition, also known as Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, are not fully understood.
    — Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 9 July 2020
  • The latest research involved a gene mutation linked to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the most common cause of sudden death in otherwise healthy young athletes.
    — Deena Beasley, Alaska Dispatch News, 3 Aug. 2017
  • This condition is known as takotsubo cardiomyopathy, named for the shape the heart takes on, which resembles a Japanese octopus fishing pot called a takotsubo.
    — NBC News, 25 Sep. 2019
  • He was diagnosed with left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy, a rare, congenital heart defect.
    — Lisa Hughes, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The Detroit native was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy in 2007.
    — Trevor Fraser, OrlandoSentinel.com, 27 Apr. 2017
  • Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy is a different type of heart condition, relating to structural changes in the muscle of the heart itself, not the blood vessels supplying the heart.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 13 Dec. 2021
  • The transplanted heart went to 40-year-old Michael Scarlett, who was diagnosed with idiopathic viral cardiomyopathy, which led to heart failure.
    — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2024
  • Over the course of the study, Snyder and other researchers discovered instances of high blood pressure, cardiomyopathy, and even early-stage cancer, before any of the participants showed symptoms.
    — Kevin Wheeler, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2019
  • Tribal council member Vickie Simmons watched her brother, a former coal plant worker, die at age 31 from cardiomyopathy, the same thing that killed a fellow young plant worker down the street.
    — Evan Halper, latimes.com, 15 May 2018
  • Mutations in genes encoding cardiac myosin, for instance, can lead to cardiomyopathies, including hypertrophic and dilated forms, which affect the ability of the heart to pump blood effectively.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Apr. 2026

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