Cardiomyopathy
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| Term | Cardiomyopathy |
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| Description | A group of diseases in which the dominant feature is the involvement of the cardiac muscle itself. |
| Definition | Cardiomyopathy
A group of diseases in which the dominant feature is the involvement of the cardiac muscle itself. Cardiomyopathies are classified according to their predominant pathophysiological features (dilated cardiomyopathy; hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; restrictive cardiomyopathy) or their etiological/pathological factors (cardiomyopathy, alcoholic; endocardial fibroelastosis). |
| References | 1. NCBI, MeSH http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=mesh&term=Cardiomyopathy |
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