Can cardiomyopathy and hypertension be related?

May 3rd, 2008 | by Pressurized |
Oklahoman asked:


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.)

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  1. 6 Responses to “Can cardiomyopathy and hypertension be related?”

  2. By brainlessbandit on May 4, 2008 | Reply

    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.

  3. By The Mog on May 6, 2008 | Reply

    Cardiomyopathy can be caused by hypertension among other things and can be made worse by it.

  4. By helpme1 on May 6, 2008 | Reply

    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!

  5. By stascia on May 9, 2008 | Reply

    YES absolutely the two are related. the extra work load on the heart will cause the heart to enlarge.

  6. By eversick68 on May 9, 2008 | Reply

    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.

  7. By doubled254 on May 9, 2008 | Reply

    Yeah, of course they can. What information are you looking for, exactly?

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