Sentences with phrase «weaker heart muscle»

He has «apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy» — essentially an enlargement of the heart which is caused by weak heart muscles.

There is both scar tissue and weak heart muscle that remain, and eventually this leads to heart failure as tissue continues to die.

The whooshing sound can be a leaky heart valve, defects of the heart, weak heart muscles, heart worm disease, tumors, infections, or so on.

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Chronic anorexia causes severe health problems as a result of malnutrition, including weak bones and muscles, sexual problems, infertility, heart problems and seizures.

He notes that all are thought to produce a weaker contraction of the heart muscle, and therefore «a common treatment may work for all these genetic abnormalities.»

As the heart tries to compensate for this weak contraction, it prompts the growth of more heart muscle.

Like all muscles, your heart gets weak and flabby with inactivity.

Although magnesium deficiency is rare, symptoms deficiency include sleep disorders, restless leg syndrome, irritability, anxiety and agitation, abnormal heart rhythms, vomiting, nausea, low blood pressure, muscle cramping, hyperventilation, confusion, seizures, and weak nail growth.

Signs of mineral deficiency A. magnesium - heart palpitations, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite B. electrolyte imbalances: fatigue, headache, muscle cramps C. Zinc - Depressed immune system, low HCl production, slow wound healing D. Calcium - numbness in extremities E. Iron - anemia, feeling weak or tired F. Potassium - muscle cramping, weakness, constipation, bloating or abdominal pain, irregular heartbeat

It doesn't help to have strong muscles but your heart gives out on you, and it doesn't help to have a strong heart but a weak back.

When aerobic muscles are very weak compared to the rest of the aerobic system, it is often seen that the muscles will start to produce lactate at a lower heart rate (as there is minimal blood perfusion from the outside, meaning that the muscles are working with the minimal oxygen they have locally).

In dilated cardiomyopathy, the heart muscle becomes thinner and weaker.

* Dilated cardiomyopathy - the heart muscle becomes weak and stretched, decreasing the heart's ability to pump blood through the body * Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy - this is more common in cats.

The heart muscle is weak and flabby, and does not have the strength to contract with enough force to provide adequate perfusion of the cells.

Cardiomyopathy is a disease where the actual heart muscle (myocardium) becomes weak and unable to contract with sufficient force (decreased contractility leading to a decreased stroke volume) to provide adequate perfusion (reduced cardiac output) for the cells of the body.

In large breed dogs CHF is usually caused by dilated cardiomyopathy; this means that the muscle has stretched and grown weak causing inefficiency of heart pumping.

When DCM strikes it renders the heart muscle weak and flabby; therefore, the heart starts to fail at its job.

When dilated cardiomyopathy strikes these chambers, all enlarge because the heart muscle becomes weak and stretched.

Dogs and cats with insufficient heart valves, weak or hypertrophied cardiac muscle, or arrhythmias often act completely normal for months to years before they start to show clinical signs.

Dilated cardiomyopathy causes the heart muscle itself to become weak, leading to enlargement of the heart, irregular heartbeat (arrhythmias) and / or congestive heart failure.

In dilated cardiomyopathy, the heart muscle becomes progressively weaker and enlarged.

When the valves are extremely leaky or the heart muscle becomes very weak, heart failure occurs.

Hypothyroidism makes dogs lethargic, gain weight, the heart sluggish, their muscles weak and their skin flaky and unhealthy, causing them to accumulate even more fat and toxins.

In addition to slow heart rate, symptoms of perinatal asphyxia include difficulty breathing, skin that appears pale or blue, and weak muscle tone.