Children's Hospital Colorado (Children's Colorado) has been named a Cardiomyopathy Center of Care by the Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation (CCF), a national nonprofit committed to improving health outcomes and quality of life for children with cardiomyopathy. Children's Colorado – the only hospital in Colorado and our 7-state region to make the list – received this recognition for consistently providing high-quality cardiac care and specialized disease management for children with all forms of cardiomyopathy. "We are honored to receive this recognition for consistent high-quality and specialized cardiac care for children with cardiomyopathy," said Shelley Miyamoto, chair of pediatric cardiology and co-director of the Heart Institute where she focuses on diagnoses like cardiomyopathy.
"Our goal is to support the comprehensive wellness of these patients so they can thrive, not just survive." Cardiomyopathy is a chronic and potentially life-threatening heart condition that affects how the heart pumps blood through the body. Cardiomyopathy in children is a complex and variable disease with only a quarter of those diagnosed having a known cause.
Like other chronic diseases, pediatric cardiomyopathy requires a comprehensive team approach to care since symptoms and complications may need to be controlled by a combination of multiple medications, surgery or an implantable device. The type of cardiomyopathy and its severity will determine the treatment plan. Centers of Care are.