Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Introduction: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Description of Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (medical condition): Heart damage from thickened heart walls....more »

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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.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: A form of CARDIAC MUSCLE disease, characterized by left and/or right ventricular hypertrophy (HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; HYPERTROPHY, RIGHT VENTRICULAR), frequent asymmetrical involvement of the HEART SEPTUM, and normal or reduced left ventricular volume. Risk factors include HYPERTENSION; AORTIC STENOSIS; and gene MUTATION (FAMILIAL HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY).
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy:

• Hypertrophic
• Cardiomyopathy (135 causes)
• Ventricular
• Septum
• Left
• Ventricle
• Myofibril
• Wall

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy as a Disease

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (medical condition): See Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (disease information).
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Related Diseases

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Heart conditions
• Cardiomyopathy
• Circulatory system conditions
• Heart muscle conditions
• Chest conditions
• Muscle conditions

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Article Excerpts

The second most common form of heart muscle disease is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy . Physicians... (Source: excerpt from NHLBI, Cardiomyopathy: NHLBI)

The second most common form of heart muscle disease is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy . Physicians sometimes call it by... (Source: excerpt from NHLBI, Cardiomyopathy: NHLBI)

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• Diagnostic Tests for Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
• Treatments for Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy:

• congenital heart disease
• nutritional diseases
• ischemic cardiomyopathy
• hypertensive cardiomyopathy
• alcoholism
• diabetes
• valvular cardiomyopathy
• hyperthyroidism
• muscular dystrophies
• hemochromatosis
• congestive heart failure
• viral myocarditis
• thyroid diseases
• peripartum cardiomyopathy
• double apical impulse
• alcoholic cardiomyopathy

Terms associated with Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy:

Broader terms for Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

• cardiomyopathy
• myocardiopathy

Source - WordNet 2.1

The following terms can be used for Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

• asymmetric septal hypertrophy
• hypertrophic myocardiopathy

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Hierarchical classifications of Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

The following list attempts to classify Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• cardiomyopathy,myocardiopathy
• cardiopathy,heart condition,heart disease
• cardiovascular disease
• disorder,upset
• condition,status
• state

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External links related to: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

• Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy - MedPix™ Medical Image Database and Teaching Files
• eMedicine - Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic : Article by Diwaker Agarwal, MD
• eMedicine - Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic : Article by Charles Berul, MD

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