Diseases

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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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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  • Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic
  • Cardiomyopathies, Hypertrophic
  • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathies
  • Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic Obstructive
  • Cardiomyopathies, Hypertrophic Obstructive
  • Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathies
  • Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy
  • Obstructive Cardiomyopathies, Hypertrophic
  • Obstructive Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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do not confuse with CARDIAC HYPERTROPHY see CARDIOMEGALY

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History Note

86; was IDIOPATHIC HYPERTROPHIC SUBVALVULAR STENOSIS 1966-85

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002312. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002312
  2. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertrophic_cardiomyopathy
  3. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1364270