Restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) is also known as Diastolic Heart Failure, this “is characterized by restrictive filling and reduced diastolic volume of either [one] or both ventricles with normal or near normal systolic function and wall thickness.” There are many types of Cardiomyopathy, Restrictive cardiomyopathy is the least common type. The tell-tale sign of RCM is diastolic dysfunction. Diastolic dysfunction is when the heart does not fill up correctly, either too slowly or too quickly. This can occur in one or both ventricles, and the wall thickness of the left ventricle is usually increased. An eighteen-year-old male was admitted for being unconscious, this unconsciousness followed a “partial seizure with secondary generalization.”
