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cardiomyopathy
(redirected from cardiomyopathies)

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car·di·o·my·op·a·thy  (kärd--m-p-th)
n. pl. car·di·o·my·op·a·thies
A disease or disorder of the heart muscle, especially of unknown or obscure cause.

cardiomyopathy [ˌkɑːdɪəʊmaɪˈɒpəθɪ]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol a disease of the heart muscle usually caused by a biochemical defect or a toxin such as alcohol

cardiomyopathy  (kärd--m-p-th)
Any of various structural or functional abnormalities of the cardiac muscle, usually characterized by loss of muscle efficiency and sometimes heart failure. Cardiomyopathy can result from numerous causes, including congenital defects, acute or chronic infections, coronary artery disease, drugs and toxins, metabolic disorders, connective tissue disorders, or nutritional deficiencies. In some patients, the cause is unknown.

cardiomyopathy
Medicine. a general term designating the early stages of diseases of heart muscles.
See also: Heart
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cardiomyopathy - a disorder (usually of unknown origin) of the heart muscle (myocardium)
cardiopathy, heart disease - a disease of the heart
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy - a disorder in which the heart muscle is so strong that it does not relax enough to fill with the heart with blood and so has reduced pumping ability


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Evidence for the importance of oxidant stress responses to cardiovascular effects is that antioxidant therapy is protective against the development of hypertension, aetherosclerosis, cardiomyopathies, coronary heart disease, and congestive heart failure (Dhalla et al.
Parts IV through VI offer modern perspectives on valvular heart disease, cardiomyopathies and heart failure, arrhythmias and conduction disorders, and cerebrovascular disease, including the evaluation of syncope in the elderly patient.
Common undocumented co-morbidities and complications (cc's) include alcohol or drug abuse, anemia due to blood loss, atelectasis, cachexia, cardiomyopathies, congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cellulitis, dehydration, valvular heart disease, dehydration, hematuria, urinary tract infection, urinary retention, hyponatremia, renal failure, respiratory failure and post-op ileus or nausea and vomiting.
 
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