Dilated Cardiomyopathy

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.

Also Known As:

Cardiomyopathy, Congestive; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, 1a; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, Autosomal Recessive; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, CMD1A; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, LMNA; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, With Conduction Defect 1; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, with Conduction Deffect1; Cardiomyopathy, Familial Idiopathic; Cardiomyopathy, Idiopathic Dilated; Cardiomyopathies, Congestive; Cardiomyopathies, Dilated; Cardiomyopathies, Familial Idiopathic; Cardiomyopathies, Idiopathic Dilated; Congestive Cardiomyopathies; Dilated Cardiomyopathies; Dilated Cardiomyopathies, Idiopathic; Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Idiopathic; Familial Idiopathic Cardiomyopathies; Familial Idiopathic Cardiomyopathy; Idiopathic Cardiomyopathies, Familial; Idiopathic Cardiomyopathy, Familial; Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathies; Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy; Congestive Cardiomyopathy

Cardiovascular Diseases: 91362
- Heart Diseases: 26014
  - Cardiomyopathies: 19128
    - Dilated Cardiomyopathy: 8213
  - Cardiomegaly: 10139
    - Dilated Cardiomyopathy: 8213
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities: 933
- Inborn Genetic Diseases: 11939
  - Laminopathies: 484
    - Dilated Cardiomyopathy: 8213

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