DCM patients and their family members often have questions regarding the stages of Heart Failure. Heart failure is a constellation of signs and symptoms that can be caused by DCM. There are many disease conditions that can cause DCM and other types of cardiomyopathy. Symptom severity of heart failure is classified and categorized by the
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Greg Ruf Video Part 4 – CHF and Discussing Heart Transplant
Greg Ruf discusses his congestive heart failure caused by DCM and being placed on the heart transplant list.
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Update: 28 Apple Products that May Interfere with Medical Devices
This article is a follow-up to our most recent article regarding the potential for Apple devices to interfere with medical devices. On June 25, 2021, Apple released an updated list of its products that may interfere with medical devices, stating: “Under certain conditions, magnets and electromagnetic fields may interfere with medical devices… For example, implanted
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Greg Ruf Video Part 3 – DCM Worsening Symptoms
In part 3 of Greg Ruf’s video story, he shares information about his experience with worsening symptoms caused by DCM.
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Major DCM Genetics Research Being Conducted at OSU’s Wexner Medical Center
Major research is being conducted on the genetics of DCM right in our own backyard. Researchers at the Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine classified 19 genes associated with DCM. DCM Foundation board member, Dr. Ray Hershberger, was involved in the research and said, “This was a great example of
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A DCM Patient Journey – Part 2 – Managing DCM Symptoms after Diagnosis
Greg Ruf, DCM patient, explains “Managing and Measuring DCM Symptoms After Diagnosis”
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An Important Update on Apple iPhone Interference with IEDs
As we reported back in February, newer models of smartphones, such as the iPhone 12, can interfere with the operation of cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) if the phone is placed in close proximity to the device or over the device. As per the latest study referenced below, “Magnet wireless charging is being utilized increasingly
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Hope for MYH7 & TTN DCM Patients
This short webinar highlights a clinical trial being conducted for DCM patients with the MYH7 or TTN genetic variant. Presented by DCM Foundation in partnership with Bristol Myers Squibb. Clinical Trial Awareness Webinar (MYK 491 006 V3a)
DCM & Women: One Story of Survival & Hope
Guest speaker, Jen Rohe, shares her incredible story of surviving heart failure and stroke after childbirth, the results of a condition called Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (or PPCM) – a form of DCM.
Adam’s Story of Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Meet Adam Burkhart, a patient with familial dilated cardiomyopathy. Adam says that his story truly began in 1968 when his aunt died at the age of 13. That was the start of his family’s reckoning with familial dilated cardiomyopathy. Everyone born in their family until 1988 was tested for gene variants that can cause DCM.
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