| | MeSH | Disease Ontology | | Disease ID: | D002311 | DOID:12930 | | Disease Name: | Cardiomyopathy, Dilated | dilated cardiomyopathy | | Category: | MeSH | Disease Ontology | | Type: | Cardiovascular Diseases//Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities | disease of anatomical entity | | Define: | A form of CARDIAC MUSCLE disease that is characterized by ventricular dilation, VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, and HEART FAILURE. Risk factors include SMOKING; ALCOHOL DRINKING; HYPERTENSION; INFECTION; PREGNANCY; and mutations in the LMNA gene encoding LAMIN TYPE A, a NUCLEAR LAMINA protein. | An intrinsic cardiomyopathy that is characterized by an an enlarged heart and damage to the myocardium causing the heart to pump blood inefficiently. | | Alias: | Cardiomyopathy, Congestive//Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, 1a//Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, Autosomal Recessive//Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, CMD1A//Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, LMNA//Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, With Conduction Defect 1//Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, with Conduction Deffect1//Cardiomyopathy, Familial Idiopathic//Cardiomyopathy, Idiopathic Dilated//Congestive Cardiomyopathy//Dilated Cardiomyopathy | Congestive cardiomyopathy//Familial dilated cardiomyopathy//Idiopathic dilation cardiomyopathy//primary dilated cardiomyopathy |
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