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Descriptor English:   Cardiomyopathy, Dilated 
Descriptor Spanish:   Cardiomiopatía Dilatada 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Cardiomiopatia Dilatada 
Synonyms English:   Cardiomyopathy, Congestive
Congestive Cardiomyopathy
Dilated Cardiomyopathy  
Tree Number:   C14.280.195.160
C14.280.238.070
Definition English:   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. 
Indexing Annotation English:   note entry term CARDIOMYOPATHY, CONGESTIVE: do not confuse with HEART FAILURE
History Note English:   2005 (1984) 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DH diet therapy
DT drug therapy EC economics
EM embryology EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging RT radiotherapy
RH rehabilitation SU surgery
TH therapy US ultrasonography
UR urine VE veterinary
VI virology  
Record Number:   2355 
Unique Identifier:   D002311 

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