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Cardiomyopathy, Dilated MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated
Tree Number(s)
C14.280.195.160
C14.280.238.070
C16.320.488.750
Unique ID
D002311
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002311
Annotation
note entry term CARDIOMYOPATHY, CONGESTIVE: do not confuse with HEART FAILURE
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
Cardiomyopathy, Congestive
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, 1a
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, Autosomal Recessive
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, CMD1A
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, LMNA
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, With Conduction Defect 1
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, with Conduction Deffect1
Cardiomyopathy, Familial Idiopathic
Cardiomyopathy, Idiopathic Dilated
Congestive Cardiomyopathy
Dilated Cardiomyopathy
NLM Classification #
WG 280
Previous Indexing
Heart Failure, Congestive (1966-1983)
Myocardial Diseases (1979-1983)
Public MeSH Note
2005; see CARDIOMYOPATHY, CONGESTIVE 1986-2004, see HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE 1984-1985
History Note
2005 (1984)
Date Established
1986/01/01
Date of Entry
1983/05/31
Revision Date
2020/02/28
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated Preferred
Cardiomyopathy, Familial Idiopathic Narrower
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