How To Effectively Treat Cardiomyopathy
Heart Transplant

When all other treatments for cardiomyopathy fail or if the condition is too serious to manage with other methods, a heart transplant considered. In fact, this treatment method has become more common over the last decade or so. According to statistics from the International Society for Heart Lung Transplantation, only 0.7 percent of patients with this disease were given a heart transplant in the 1990s. In the 2000s, this level rose to 2.2 percent.
The increase in heart transplants is because this surgical method has been tweaked and improved over the years. In the past, many potential transplant patients were denied due to their age and the fear a transplant would kill them. However, improved surgical skill and a better understanding of the procedure has made it possible for more individuals to receive this treatment.
Transplants are particularly common with individuals who have restrictive cardiomyopathy (or RCM) instead of dilated cardiomyopathy (or DCM) because this problem causes a restriction in the heart muscles that can be hard to manage with other treatment methods. Some believe heart transplants may be the best option for those with this disease.