Cardiomyopathy
- condition in which there is a deviation from or interruption of the normal structure or function of the myocardium, the middle and thickest layer of the heart wall, composed of heart muscle.
- A disease of the heart muscle or myocardium proper. Cardiomyopathies may be classified as either primary or secondary, on the basis of etiology, or on the pathophysiology of the lesion: hypertrophic, dilated, or restrictive.
Endomyocardial fibrosis
- disease characterized by thickening of the endocardium, and frequently the inner third of the myocardium; left ventricle is most frequently involved.
- A disease characterized by fibrotic thickening of the endocardium, particularly the right and/or left inflow tracts. The disease often involves the atrioventricular valves, leading to valvular regurgitaion. It most commonly occurs in children living within 15 degrees of the equator.
Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
- myocardial disease characterized by hypertrophy, involving mainly the interventricular septum, interfering with left ventricular emptying.
- A condition in which the myocardium is hypertrophied without an obvious cause. The hypertrophy is generally asymmetric and may be associated with obstruction of the ventricular outflow tract.
Obscure cardiomyopathy of africa
Endocardial fibroelastosis
- condition characterized by hypertrophy of the wall of the left ventricle and conversion of the endocardium into a thick fibroelastic coat, with the capacity of the ventricle sometimes reduced, but often increased.
Other primary cardiomyopathies
- myocardial disease characterized by hypertrophy, involving mainly the interventricular septum, interfering with left ventricular emptying.
- A condition in which the myocardium is hypertrophied without an obvious cause. The hypertrophy is generally asymmetric and may be associated with obstruction of the ventricular outflow tract.
- A disease of the heart muscle or myocardium proper whose cause is unknown.
- condition in which there is a deviation from or interruption of the normal structure or function of the myocardium, the middle and thickest layer of the heart wall, composed of heart muscle.
- A disease of the heart muscle or myocardium proper. Cardiomyopathies may be classified as either primary or secondary, on the basis of etiology, or on the pathophysiology of the lesion: hypertrophic, dilated, or restrictive.
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy
- A dilated cardiomyopathy which is associated with consumption of large amounts of alcohol over a period of years.
Nutritional and metabolic cardiomyopathy
Cardiomyopathy in other diseases classified elsewhere
Secondary cardiomyopathy unspecified
