HOMEOPATHY FOR CARDIOMYOPATHY

Cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle that makes it harder for the heart to pump blood to the rest of our body. Cardiomyopathy can lead to heart failure.

Types

Types of cardiomyopathies include:

·       Dilated cardiomyopathy. In this type of cardiomyopathy, the pumping ability of the heart’s main pumping chamber, the left ventricle, becomes enlarged (dilated) and cannot effectively pump blood out of the heart.

Although this type can affect people of all ages, it occurs most often in middle-aged people and is more likely to affect men. The most common cause is coronary artery disease or heart attack. Also be caused by genetic defects.

·       Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. This type involves abnormal thickening of heart muscle, which makes it harder for the heart to work. It mostly affects the muscle of left ventricle.

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy can develop at any age, but the condition tends to be more severe if it occurs during childhood. Most people with this type of cardiomyopathy have a family history of the disease. Some genetic mutations have been linked to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

·       Restrictive cardiomyopathy. In this type, the heart muscle becomes stiff and less flexible, so it cannot expand and fill with blood between heartbeats. This least common type of cardiomyopathy can occur at any age, but it most often affects older people.

Restrictive cardiomyopathy can occur for no known reason, or it can be caused by a disease elsewhere in the body that affects the heart, such as amyloidosis.

·       Arrythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia. In this rare type of cardiomyopathy, the muscle in the right ventricle, is replaced by scar tissue, which can lead to heart rhythm problems. It is often caused by genetic mutations.

·       Unclassified cardiomyopathy. Other types of cardiomyopathies fall into this category.

Symptoms

There might be no signs or symptoms in the early stages of cardiomyopathy. But as the condition advances, signs and symptoms usually appear, including:

·       Breathlessness with activity or even at rest

·       Swelling of the legs, ankles and feet

·       Bloating of the abdomen due to fluid buildup.

·       Cough while lying down

·       Difficulty lying flat to sleep

·       Fatigue

·       Heartbeats that feel rapid, pounding or fluttering

·       Chest discomfort or pressure

·       Dizziness, lightheadedness and fainting

Signs and symptoms tend to get worse unless treated. In some people the condition worsens quickly; in others, it might not worsen for a long time.

Causes

The cause of the cardiomyopathy is unknown. It may acquired, or inherited. Certain health conditions or behaviors that can lead to acquired cardiomyopathy include:

·       Long-term high blood pressure

·       Hear tissue damage from a heart attack

·       Long-term rapid heart rate

·       Heart valve problems

·       Covid-19 infection

·       Certain infections, especially those that cause inflammation of the heart

·       Metabolic disorders, such as obesity, thyroid diseaseor diabetes

·       Lack of essential vitamins or minerals in diet, such as thiamin

·       Pregnancy complications

·       Iron buildup in heart muscle

·       The growth of tiny lumps or inflammatory cells, granulomas, in any prat of the body, including heart and lungs, sarcoidosis

·       The buildup of abnormal proteins in the organs

·       Connective tissue disorders

·       Drinking too much alcohol over many years

·       Use of cocaine, amphetamines or anabolic steroids

·       Use of some chemotherapy drugs and radiation to treat cancer

HOMOEOPATHY MEDICINES

Homoeopathy today is a growing system and is being practiced all over the world. Its strength lies in its evident effectiveness as it takes a holistic approach towards the sick individual through promotion of inner balance at mental, emotional, spiritual and physical levels. When cardiomyopathy   is concerned there are many effective medicines are available in Homoeopathy, but the selection depends upon the individuality of the patient, considering the mental and physical symptoms.

ADONIS VERNALIS

A heart medicine, acts on heart muscles, where the muscles are in stage of fatty degeneration, regulating the pulse and increasing the power of contractions of heart, with increased urinary secretions. Low vitality, with weak heart and slow, weak, pulse. Mitral or aortic regurgitations. Precordial pain, palpitations, and dyspnea. Irregular cardiac action, constriction and vertigo. Pulse rapid and irregular.

CACTUS GRANDIFLORUS

Constriction of heart, as if from an iron band.  Constrictions, very active pains and stitches in the heart, pulse feeble, irregular, quick, without strength. Herat weak. Endocardial murmurs of enlarged ventricles.

COVALLARIA MAJALIS

A heart remedy. Increases energy of heart’s action, renders it more regular. When the ventricles are over distended and dilatation begins. When there is an absence of compensatory hypertrophy and when venous stasis is marked. Sensation as if heart ceased beating, then starting very suddenly. Extremely rapid and irregular pulse. 

DIGITALIS PURPUREA

Weakness and dilatation of myocardium, indicates heart failure, especially when atrial fibrillation has set in. Sensation as if heart would stop beating if she moved. Pulse weak and quickened by the least movements. Pulse full, irregular, very slow, in the beginning and weak intermitting every 3^rd, 5^th, or 7^th beat.  Hypertrophy with dilatation.

GELSEMIUM SEMPERVIRENS

Fears that unless on the move heart will cease beating. A feeling as if it were necessary to keep in motion, or else heart’s action would cease. Slow pulse. Palpitation, pulse soft, weak, full and flowing. Pulse slow when quiet, but greatly accelerated on motion.

IBERIS AMARA

Controls vascular excitement in hypertrophy with thickening of heart’s walls. Palpitation with vertigo and choking in throat. Violent palpitation induced by slightest exertion, or by laughing, or coughing. Wakes with palpitation at about 2 am. Tachycardia. Pulse full, irregular and intermittent. Darting pain through heart.

KALMIA LATIFOLIA

Weak, slow pulse. In small doses it accelerates the heart’s action. Palpitation, worse leaning forward. Tachycardia with pain. Sharp pain takes away the breath. Shooting pain through chest, above the heart, into the shoulder blade. Heart’s action tumultuous, rapid and visible.

NAJA TRIPUDIENS

Simple hypertrophy of heart. Hypertrophy with valvular affections of heart. Dragging and anxiety in the precordia. Feeling of weight on the chest. Angina pains extending to nape of the neck, left shoulder and arm with anxiety and fear of death. Pulse irregular in force.

SPIGELIA

Violent palpitation. Precordial pain and great aggravation from movement. Frequent attacks of palpitations, especially with foul odor from mouth. Pulse weak and irregular. Angina pectoris, craving for hot water which relieves the pain. Dyspnea, must lie on right side with head high.

SPONGIA TOSTA

Rapid and violent palpitations, with dyspnea; cannot lie down; also feels best resulting in horizontal position. Awakened suddenly after midnight with pain and suffocation, is flushed, hot, and frightened to death. Hypertrophy of heart especially right, with asthmatic symptoms. Surging of blood into the chest, as if it would force out upwards.