Watch our video, 'An introduction to cardiomyopathy'

• Cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle that affects around 160,000 people in the UK.
• Cardiomyopathy is often genetic (runs in families) and symptoms include tiredness, breathlessness and palpitations.
• Although a diagnosis of cardiomyopathy can be life-changing, with the right treatment and support most people can live full and active lives.

More information

Read or download our simple introduction to cardiomyopathy - 'what is cardiomyopathy?'

A basic introduction to the heart and circulatory system

Find out more about the different types of cardiomyopathy:

• Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
• Dilated cardiomyopathy
• Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
• Restrictive cardiomyopathy
• Left ventricular noncompaction
• Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
• Peripartum cardiomyopathy