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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) 
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Record Number:   2355 
Unique Identifier:   D002311 

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