Myocarditis is when the wall of the heart muscle becomes inflamed and white blood cells to attack the normal heart medicine. This can keep your heart from working as it should. Myocarditis has many causes: Viruses: Some of these viruses include common colds including Influenzae or Coronavirus. Bacteria: Some of these infections include “staph infections,” […]
Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a group of diseases that makes muscles become weak over time. If you have MD, it’s likely that you’ll have problems with your heart at some point in your life. In the same way that MD weakens muscles in your body, it can also weaken your heart and lead to cardiomyopathy.
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Cardiac toxicity, or cardiotoxicity, is when your damage is harmed but chemicals like chemotherapy. When you receive chemotherapy, you are given toxins to kill cancer cells in your body. Sometimes those drugs also hurt the normal cells in and around your heart.
