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Preferred term

Cardiomyopathy, Dilated  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A form of CARDIAC MUSCLE disease that is characterized by ventricular dilation, VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, and HEART FAILURE. Risk factors include SMOKING; ALCOHOL DRINKING; HYPERTENSION; INFECTION; PREGNANCY; and mutations in the LMNA gene encoding LAMIN TYPE A, a NUCLEAR LAMINA protein.

Entry terms

  • Dilated Cardiomyopathy

In other languages

  • French

  • Cardiomyopathie congestive
  • Cardiomyopathie non obstructive
  • CMD (CardioMyopathie Dilatée)
  • Myocardiopathie non obstructive

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-Q4B82RF2-K

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