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| Term: | Cardiomyopathies |
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| Accession: | RDO:0000791
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| Definition: | A group of diseases in which the dominant feature is the involvement of the CARDIAC MUSCLE itself. Cardiomyopathies are classified according to their predominant pathophysiological features (DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; RESTRICTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY) or their etiological/pathological factors (CARDIOMYOPATHY, ALCOHOLIC; ENDOCARDIAL FIBROELASTOSIS). |
| Synonyms: | exact_synonym: | Cardiomyopathy; Myocardial Disease; Myocardial Diseases; Myocardiopathies; Myocardiopathy; Primary Cardiomyopathies; Primary Cardiomyopathy; Primary Myocardial Disease; Primary Myocardial Diseases; Secondary Cardiomyopathies; Secondary Cardiomyopathy; Secondary Myocardial Disease; Secondary Myocardial Diseases |
| | primary_id: | MESH:D009202 |
| | alt_id: | OMIM:601253 |
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