hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
1Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy — Classification and external resources ICD 10 I42.1–I42.2 ICD 9 …
2hypertrophic cardiomyopathy — n cardiomyopathy that is characterized by ventricular hypertrophy esp. of the left ventricle which affects the interventricular septum more than the free ventricular wall, that may cause mitral insufficiency or obstructed left ventricle outflow,… …
3Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) — A genetic disorder of the heart characterized by increased growth (hypertrophy) in thickness of the wall of the left ventricle, the largest of the four chambers of the heart. HCM can surface any time in life. It may, in a worst case scenario,… …
4hypertrophic cardiomyopathy — a familial condition affecting the heart, characterized by unexplained thickening (hypertrophy) of the wall of the left ventricle. In many cases this is an incidental finding and patients have a good outcome. However, more severely affected… …
5hypertrophic cardiomyopathy — noun a disorder in which the heart muscle is so strong that it does not relax enough to fill with the heart with blood and so has reduced pumping ability • Hypernyms: ↑cardiomyopathy, ↑myocardiopathy …
6Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy — A genetic disorder of the heart characterized by increased growth (hypertrophy) in thickness of the wall of the left ventricle, the largest of the four chambers of the heart. Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (FHCM) can surface any time in… …
7HCM (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy) — A genetic disorder of the heart characterized by increased growth (hypertrophy) in thickness of the wall of the left ventricle, the largest of the four chambers of the heart. HCM can surface any time in life. It may, in a worst case scenario,… …
8obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy — hypertrophic obstructive c …
9cardiomyopathy — /kahr dee oh muy op euh thee/, n. Pathol. any disease of the heart muscle, leading to decreased function: usually of unknown cause. [1960 65; CARDIO + MYOPATHY] * * * ▪ pathology any cardiac disease process that results in heart failure due …
10Cardiomyopathy — Disease of the heart muscle (the myocardium). The word is made up of three Greek roots: cardio , heart + mys , muscle + pathos , disease = disease (of the) heart muscle. The World Health Organization (WHO) restricts term cardiomyopathy to:… …
