Cardiomyopathy is a progressive disease of the heart muscle. Learn about the types, symptoms, treatment, and prognosis of this disease. Cardiomyopathy is a progressive disease of the myocardium, or heart muscle.In most cases, the heart muscle becomes weakened and unable to pump blood to the rest of the body as well as it should. non-ischemic: any form of cardiomyopathy not related to coronary artery disease. 2  noncompaction: a rare form, also called âspongiform cardiomyopathy,â is a congenital disease (present at birth) resulting from abnormal development of the heart muscle in the womb.
'The Troubles' is a euphemism that is commonly used in Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland, to refer to the most recent period of civil and political unrest, and violent political conflict (from 1968 to the present).ost Protestants consider themselves to be British and are Unionist in political outlook, that is, they want Northern Ireland to remain part of the (union of the) United Kingdom (UK) of Britain (England, Scotland, and Wales) and Northern Ireland.
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