title: [Cardiomyopathies].
abstract: Cardiomyopathies have been characterized as diseases of the heart muscle of unknown cause. The dilated type [idiopathic cardiomegaly] cannot be regarded as a separate entity, but a uniform final result of myocardial damage due to various factors. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy [asymmetrical hypertrophy of septum] probably represents a genetically conditioned disease with characteristic clinical and pathological features.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001344:Autopsy; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000473:pathology; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000473:pathology*; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000473:pathology; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Kardiomyopatie.