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The DCM Foundation website has been reorganized to provide you with faster and easier access to the information you need. This website provides the most current information and resources available to DCM patients and their families. The redesigned homepage gives you links to access important information about DCM including Symptoms, Stages, Arrhythmias, Causes, and Genetics
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Meet Andrea, who was recently diagnosed with genetic DCM at age 40, despite not having any symptoms. Andrea’s family experience with DCM started when her father was diagnosed with a reduced ejection fraction in his late 30s. For decades he lived an energetic life —running three miles a day until his mid- 60s—with asymptomatic DCM. He
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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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We continue to use our blog as a space to feature personal stories of individuals and their families who are impacted by dilated cardiomyopathy. This blog post was written by Steve Fietek, an individual who has been living with DCM for many years. Steve shares how he continues to search for balance between this chronic
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It’s not uncommon for people with dilated cardiomyopathy or heart failure to require treatment for heart rhythm abnormalities, also called arrhythmias. This treatment may include a pacemaker or implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), devices that help maintain a regular heartbeat. In the video below, Greg Hershberger, a DCM Foundation Board Member and DCM patient, shares his experience
Welcome to the DCM Foundation Blog! We will use this blog to share dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) patient and family stories, DCM resources, and information from health care professionals. As we launch this blog, we want to tell you a little bit about the DCM Foundation, why we started it, and why it’s so important to our team.
