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Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic (Radiology)Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) consists of genetically abnormal, usually hypercontractile and asymmetric myocardium that may obstruct output and cause ...
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic (Pediatrics: Cardiac Disease and Critical Care Medicine)The definition and classification of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) has varied over the decades, primarily because the phenotypic expression of ...
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated (Cardiology)Cardiomyopathy is a complex disease process that can affect the heart of a person of any age. It is a common problem throughout the world and is the most ...
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated (Pediatrics: Cardiac Disease and Critical Care Medicine)Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) refers to congestive cardiac failure secondary to dilatation and systolic dysfunction (with or without diastolic ...
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated (Radiology)The World Health Organization (WHO) defines dilated cardiomyopathy as a condition in which the ventricular chambers exhibit increased diastolic and ...
Cardiomyopathy, Restrictive (Pediatrics: Cardiac Disease and Critical Care Medicine)Restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) is a rare disorder in children that is characterized by restrictive filling and reduced diastolic volume of one or both ...
Cardiomyopathy, Restrictive (Radiology)} Restrictive cardiomyopathy, or restrictive cardiac disease, is defined as abnormal diastolic ...
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic (Cardiology)Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a genetic disorder that is typically inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion with variable penetrance and variable ...
Cardiomyopathy, Takotsubo (Emergency Medicine)Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) is a transient cardiac syndrome that involves left ventricular apical akinesis and mimics acute coronary syndrome (ACS). It ...
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated (Emergency Medicine)Cardiomyopathies are an important and heterogeneous group of diseases. The concept of heart muscle disease has a notable and evolving history. In the mid ...

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