Preferred Label : dilated cardiomyopathy;
Definition : A form of cardiac muscle disease that is characterized by ventricular dilation, contractile
dysfunction of the left or both heart ventricles, and congestive heart failure (heart
failure, congestive) symptoms. Risk factors include ethanol and tobacco abuse, pregnancy;
hypertension; infection; and mutations in the lmna gene encoding lamin type a, a nuclear
lamina protein. [MeSH];
UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0007193;
Origin ID : RID3244;
UMLS CUI : C0007193;
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UMLS correspondences (same concept)
A form of cardiac muscle disease that is characterized by ventricular dilation, contractile
dysfunction of the left or both heart ventricles, and congestive heart failure (heart
failure, congestive) symptoms. Risk factors include ethanol and tobacco abuse, pregnancy;
hypertension; infection; and mutations in the lmna gene encoding lamin type a, a nuclear
lamina protein. [MeSH]