title: [Cardiomypathies].
abstract: Heart insufficiency, cardiomegaly and pathological changes of the ECG after exclusion of coronary heart disease, congenital or acquired vitia cordis and hypertension of the greater or lesser circulatory system result in the diagnosis cardiomyopathy with the liability of further differential-diagnostic demarcation. If causes of a secondary cardiomyopathy can be detected, a causal therapy is often possible, as to the remaining group of the idiopathic cardiomyopathies one must for the time being limit to an exclusively symptomatic treatment (protective therapy, limitation of the fluid supply, glycosides, diuretics, medicamentous and electric therapy of disturbances of the rhythm).
mesh_terms: D002301:Cardiac Glycosides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000150:complications; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy; D004232:Diuretics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D002301:Cardiac Glycosides; D004232:Diuretics
vernacular_title: Die Kardiomyopathien