How common is Cardiomyopathy?

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I have Cardiomyopathy. A simple virus that I came down with attacked my heart. I was left with a mess. When I found out what I had I was scared to death...because I almost died. I went on webmd.com and found so much help from people who have it and a professional that I could ask all my questions to. So if you want good and fast research...go to webmd.com.

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