Online Medical Books for Dilated cardiomyopathy
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... Dilated
Congenital
Familial
Duchenne's muscular dystrophy
Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
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... Dilated cardiomyopathy results from extensively damaged myocardial muscle fibers. This disorder interferes with myocardial metabolism and grossly dilates all four chambers of the heart, giving the heart a globular appearance and shape. In this disorder, hypertrophy may... Causes and incidence ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations
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... This primary disease of cardiac muscle, also called idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis, is characterized by disproportionate, asymmetrical thickening of the interventricular septum, particularly in the left ventricle’s free wall. In hypertrophic... Causes and incidence ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations
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... Restrictive cardiomyopathy, a disorder of the myocardial musculature, is characterized by restricted ventricular filling (the result of left ventricular hypertrophy) and endocardial fibrosis and thickening. If severe, it’s irreversible. The average survival after diagnosis... Causes and incidence ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations
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... Resulting from extensively damaged myocardial muscle fibers, dilated cardiomyopathy interferes with myocardial metabolism and grossly dilates all four chambers of the heart. This gives the heart a globular appearance. In this disorder, hypertrophy may be present. ... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... Pictures
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... A primary disease of the cardiac muscle, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is characterized by disproportionate, asymmetric thickening of the interventricular septum in relation to the free wall of the left ventricle (3:1 ratio). With hypertrophic... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations
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... A disorder of the myocardial musculature, restrictive cardiomyopathy is characterized by restricted ventricular filling (the result of left ventricular hypertrophy) and endocardial fibrosis and thickening. If severe, it’s irreversible.
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... Nelangi Pinto, MD Cardiomyopathy - BASICS Cardiomyopathy - description Cardiomyopathy is defined as a disease of the heart muscle which results in impaired function (systolic, diastolic, or both). It is divided into 3 main classifications based on... Cardiomyopathy - DIAGNOSIS ... Cardiomyopathy - TREATMENT ... Cardiomyopathy - FOLLOW UP ... Cardiomyopathy - bibliography ... Cardiomyopathy - CODES ... Cardiomyopathy - FAQ
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