A child is suffereing from cardiac myopathy and she is given 24 hours medicne injected (connected to machine)D
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Cardiomyopathy is a chronic and sometimes progressive disease in which the heart muscle (myocardium), is abnormally enlarged, thickened and/or stiffened. The condition typically begins in the walls of the heart's lower chambers (ventricles), and in more severe cases also affects the walls of the upper chambers (atria). The actual muscle cells as well as the surrounding tissues of the heart become damaged. Eventually, the weakened heart loses the ability to pump blood effectively and heart failure or irregular heartbeats (arrhythmias or dysrhythmia) may occur.
The medication that she is being given is probably being used to help the heart contract or function better. The medication being given by machine is just to make sure it isn't given too quickly because of how small your child is.
It is likely she will need some sort of medication the rest of her life. If she is a candidate for a heart transplant, she will still need to be on some sort of medication the rest of her life.
You need to speak to your daughters Pediatrian or Cardiac Doctor if you have questions. This site can't address these questions as well as he/she could for you.
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