Idiopathic cardiomyopathy

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1. cardiomyopathy of unknown or obscure cause; Synonym(s): idiopathic cardiomyopathy2. a disease that affects mainly the heart muscle, sparing other cardiac structures and usually resulting in fibrosis, hypertrophy, or both.

idiopathic cardiomyopathy

Cardiology A cardiomyopathy of unknown etiology which may represent end stage myocarditis Risk factors Obesity, Hx of myocarditis, drugs, abuse substances–tobacco, alcohol, prior scarring Clinical Right, then left-sided heart failure. See Cardiomyopathy.

Idiopathic cardiomyopathy

Cardiomyopathy without a known cause.Mentioned in: Congestive Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure