Cardiomyopathy refers to diseases of the heart muscle. These diseases have many causes, signs and symptoms, and treatments. In cardiomyopathy, the heart muscle becomes enlarged, thick, or rigid. In rare cases, the muscle tissue in the heart is replaced with scar tissue. As cardiomyopathy worsens, the heart becomes weaker. It's less able to pump blood through the body and maintain a normal electrical rhythm.
Obama Library, Lucas Museum Climb Last Hurdle. Despite a galaxy of concerns surrounding the building of âStar Warsâ creator George Lucasâ museum, Gov. Raunerâs legislative move changes Illinois law to let Chicago build museums on park or âformerly submergedâ land.
The paint is still drying and the carpet glue has nearly set in the new American Revolution Museum at Yorktown building, which opened this week as the Yorktown Victory Centerâs replacement. The official opening of the museum â when the name will shift from victory center to its new title â is not until next year. But the land where the victory center building is located is needed for an expanded outdoor interpretive area and the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation did not want to shutter the museum, so the new building has been pressed into service even though some of it is still under construction. The new building opened March 9.