While monitoring a patient with cardiomyopathy, the nurse understands the patient is at risk for which of the following complications?
a. Angina
b. Myocardial infarction
c. Heart failure
d. Pericarditis
ANS: C
A consequence of all types of cardiomyopathy can be heart failure.
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