title: Cardiomyopathy in children.
abstract: The cardiomyopathies are a group of disorders of the myocardium associated with a decrease in cardiac function. This article describes the three functional types: (1) dilated or congestive; (2) obstructive, as in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and (3) restrictive as in infiltrative disorders such as the storage diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gilbert-Barness
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Marshall
mesh_terms: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000145:classification* / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D002331:Carnitine / Q000172:deficiency; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008929:Mitochondria, Heart / Q000502:physiology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D002331:Carnitine