Dilated (congestive) cardiomyopathy is a group of heart muscle disorders in which the ventricles enlarge but are not able to pump enough blood for the bodyâs needs, resulting in heart failure. Coronary artery disease, viral infections, and some hormonal disorders are common causes of dilated cardiomyopathy. Shortness of breath and fatigue are often the first symptoms. Electrocardiography, echocardiography, magnetic resonance imaging, and blood tests are used to diagnose dilated cardiomyopathy.
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Moreover there were relatively few Indians living near the presidio site. So, Fr. Serra personally traveled the area searching for a more suitable place for the mission, which he found in the fertile Carmel valley. Over time a substantial agricultural operation developed on the mission lands. Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo grew wheat (the mission ranked in the middle of all the missions in wheat production) and other crops such as corn, beans, peas, lentils and barley. The Indians that occupied this area belonged to the linguistic group, the Costanoan, a term derived from the Spanish word costanos, which means coast people.