cardiomyopathy

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.

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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.

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cardiomyopathy

Medicine. a general term designating the early stages of diseases of heart muscles.

See also: Heart

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cardiomyopathy - a disorder (usually of unknown origin) of the heart muscle (myocardium) myocardiopathy 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