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Cardiomyopathy is a serious disease in which the heart muscle becomes inflamed and doesn't work as well as it should. There may be multiple causes including viral infections. Cardiomyopathy can be classified as primary or secondary. Primary cardiomyopathy can't be attributed to a specific cause, such as high blood pressure, heart valve disease, artery diseases or congenital heart defects. Secondary cardiomyopathy is due to specific causes. It's often associated with diseases involving other o...
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The heart (Latin cor) is a hollow, muscular organ that pumps blood through the blood vessels by repeated, rhythmic contractions. The term cardiac means "related to the heart", from the Greek kardia (καρδια) for "heart".
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Cardiomyopathy as related to Heart and Circulation
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- Circulation -- Table of Contents (Volume 117, Issue 22)
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- Cardiomyopathy: Patient Education from University of Colorado Hospital ...
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- MedlinePlus: Cardiomyopathy
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- Cardiomyopathy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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- Dilated Cardiomyopathy - Texas Heart Institute Heart Information ...
... cardiomyopathy is the most common form of heart ... circulation, ending up in the lungs (called a pulmonary emboli) or blocking a vessel in the brain or heart. What are the causes? Most cases of dilated cardiomyopathy ...

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