cardiomyopathy
noun
car·dio·my·op·a·thy
ˈkär-dē-ō-(ˌ)mī-ˈä-pə-thē 
plural cardiomyopathies
: any of several structural or functional diseases of heart muscle marked especially by hypertrophy and obstructive damage to the heart
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The transplanted heart went to 40-year-old Michael Scarlett, who was diagnosed with idiopathic viral cardiomyopathy, which led to heart failure.
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Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2024
Take hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or HCM, a primarily genetic condition that results in a thickening of the walls of the heart—specifically its left ventricle, which is the chamber that pumps blood out of the heart and into the aorta.
—Lori Oliwenstein, TIME, 12 Sep. 2024
Promoting Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy Alcoholic cardiomyopathy is a consequence of long-term alcohol use.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 8 Oct. 2024
Secondary restrictive cardiomyopathy is the deposition of abnormal substances within the heart muscle due to an underlying disease, such as sarcoidosis or amyloidosis.
—Christopher Lee, Verywell Health, 25 Sep. 2024
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Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2024
Take hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or HCM, a primarily genetic condition that results in a thickening of the walls of the heart—specifically its left ventricle, which is the chamber that pumps blood out of the heart and into the aorta.
—Lori Oliwenstein, TIME, 12 Sep. 2024
Promoting Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy Alcoholic cardiomyopathy is a consequence of long-term alcohol use.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 8 Oct. 2024
Secondary restrictive cardiomyopathy is the deposition of abnormal substances within the heart muscle due to an underlying disease, such as sarcoidosis or amyloidosis.
—Christopher Lee, Verywell Health, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Cardiomyopathy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cardiomyopathy. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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cardiomyopathy
noun
car·dio·my·op·a·thy
ˈkärd-ē-ō-(ˌ)mī-ˈäp-ə-thē
plural cardiomyopathies
: any structural or functional disease of heart muscle that is marked especially by enlargement of the heart, by hypertrophy of cardiac muscle, or by rigidity and loss of flexibility of the heart walls and that may be idiopathic or attributable to a specific cause (such as heart valve disease, untreated high blood pressure, or viral infection)
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