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). [MeSH];
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). [MeSH]