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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She was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or HCM, the most common genetic heart disease, affecting 1 in 500 people.
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Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
In fact, there are some types of cardiomyopathy that are more likely in younger people.
—Elizabeth Millard, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
Shapiro himself suffers from hypertension and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and has been hospitalized at least twice since being released from prison, court records state.
—Michael Wilner, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
The transplanted heart went to 40-year-old Michael Scarlett, who was diagnosed with idiopathic viral cardiomyopathy, which led to heart failure.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2024
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Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
In fact, there are some types of cardiomyopathy that are more likely in younger people.
—Elizabeth Millard, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
Shapiro himself suffers from hypertension and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and has been hospitalized at least twice since being released from prison, court records state.
—Michael Wilner, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
The transplanted heart went to 40-year-old Michael Scarlett, who was diagnosed with idiopathic viral cardiomyopathy, which led to heart failure.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2024
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“Cardiomyopathy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cardiomyopathy. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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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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