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.

Descriptor ID	D002311
MeSH Number(s)	C14.280.195.160 C14.280.238.070
Concept/Terms	Cardiomyopathy, Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Dilated Cardiomyopathies, Dilated Dilated Cardiomyopathies Congestive Cardiomyopathy Dilated Cardiomyopathy Cardiomyopathy, Congestive Cardiomyopathies, Congestive Congestive Cardiomyopathies Cardiomyopathy, Familial Idiopathic Cardiomyopathy, Familial Idiopathic Cardiomyopathies, Familial Idiopathic Familial Idiopathic Cardiomyopathies Familial Idiopathic Cardiomyopathy Idiopathic Cardiomyopathies, Familial Idiopathic Cardiomyopathy, Familial Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, with Conduction Deffect1 Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, LMNA Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, Autosomal Recessive Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, 1a Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, CMD1A Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, With Conduction Defect 1 Cardiomyopathy, Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathies, Idiopathic Dilated Dilated Cardiomyopathies, Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Idiopathic Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathies Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy

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