Other terms
Cardiomyopathies, Dilated,Dilated Cardiomyopathies,Congestive Cardiomyopathy,Dilated Cardiomyopathy,Cardiomyopathy, Congestive,Cardiomyopathies, Congestive,Congestive Cardiomyopathies,Cardiomyopathy, Familial Idiopathic,Cardiomyopathies, Familial Idiopathic,Familial Idiopathic Cardiomyopathies,Familial Idiopathic Cardiomyopathy,Idiopathic Cardiomyopathies, Familial,Idiopathic Cardiomyopathy, Familial,Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, CMD1A,Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, with Conduction Deffect1,Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, LMNA
Description
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated: 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.
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