The main types of cardiomyopathy include:
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy: The heart’s chambers enlarge, leading to weaker heart muscle and reduced pumping ability. This is the most common type.
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: The heart muscle thickens, especially in the ventricles, making it harder for the heart to pump blood. This type can be inherited.
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy: The heart muscle becomes rigid and less elastic, preventing the heart from filling properly between beats.
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC): A rare type where the muscle tissue in the right ventricle is replaced by fatty or fibrous tissue, leading to arrhythmias. Each type of cardiomyopathy has different causes, symptoms, and treatment options.