Disease Information

CUI  C0878544
Disease Name  Cardiomyopathies
Synonymous  Cardiomyopathy
Cardiomyopathy, NOS
Cardiomyopathy NOS
Myocardial Diseases
Myocardial Disease
Disease, Myocardial
Myocardial disease, NOS
Diseases, Myocardial
Disorder of myocardium
myocardium disorder
Disorder of heart muscle
heart muscle disorder
Myocardial Disorder
Myocardial Disorders
Myocardiopathies
Myocardiopathy
Myocardiopathy, NOS
Cardiomyopathy NOS (disorder)
Cardiomyopathy (disorder)
Myocardial disease (disorder)
Description  condition in which there is a deviation from or interruption of the normal structure or function of the myocardium, the middle and thickest layer of the heart wall, composed of heart muscle.

A group of diseases in which the dominant feature is the involvement of the CARDIAC MUSCLE itself. Cardiomyopathies are classified according to their predominant pathophysiological features (DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; RESTRICTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY) or their etiological/pathological factors (CARDIOMYOPATHY, ALCOHOLIC; ENDOCARDIAL FIBROELASTOSIS).


Gene Information

CUI Disease Gene Symbol Table Name
 C0878544  Cardiomyopathy  HFE  GAD