Aside from being diagnosed with cardiomyopathy, I am also being treated for hypertension. (I take Coreg and Benicar for high blood pressure. I take Digoxin for my cardiomyopathy.)
2006-08-01 13:02:52 · 7 answers · asked by Oklahoman 6 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
Yes of course especially HOCM (hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy) which it sounds like you have. With that your heart walls get stronger and bulkier and its highly likely for those walls to block the outflow tract to the body causing the heart to work more harder to get that oxygenated blood to the body.
2006-08-01 15:22:48 · answer #1 · answered by eversick68 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, I'm not a Dr but my husband has heart disease AND high blood pressure. High blood pressure can lead to heart problems as it makes it harder for you heart to work. It can't pump the blood as well.
So, in light of not being a Dr, I would say yes!
2006-08-01 13:09:03 · answer #2 · answered by helpme1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cardiomyopathy can be caused by hypertension among other things and can be made worse by it.
2006-08-01 13:07:51 · answer #3 · answered by The Mog 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think so. my dad died of cardiomyopathy, and he had extremely high blood pressure. what's happening is that the heart is being forced to beat faster, so it works harder, and the heart grows. it will eventually fail if it is not treated.
2006-08-01 13:07:43 · answer #4 · answered by brainlessbandit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES absolutely the two are related. the extra work load on the heart will cause the heart to enlarge.
2006-08-01 14:13:45 · answer #5 · answered by stascia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes!
2006-08-01 13:53:56 · answer #6 · answered by pixles 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, of course they can. What information are you looking for, exactly?
2006-08-01 15:48:18 · answer #7 · answered by doubled254 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋