Care and mobility considerations

Disabling effects

The main disabling effects of cardiomyopathy are a consequence of the illness such as heart failure or angina due to inadequate blood supply to the heart muscle even where the coronary arteries are healthy. The main disabling effects are due to heart failure. If evidence suggests that the customer has heart failure, which may have resulted from cardiomyopathy then follow Heart Failure guidance.

In some forms of cardiomyopathy, clots form in the heart, and may break off and travel to other parts of the body (as emboli). If an embolus blocks a blood vessel to the brain, a stroke may result. If evidence suggests that the customer has had a stroke, which may have resulted from cardiomyopathy then follow Stroke guidance.