From a functional point of view Flashcards

1
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most common type

A

dilated

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dilated cardiomyopathy

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ischemic
toxic (due to alcohol or Adriamycin)
inflammatory (sarcoidosis or peripartum)
infectious (viral)
metabolic (hypothyroidism)
genetic (hemochromatosis, MD)
arrhytmogenic RV
HTN (decompensated)
idiopathic
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3
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

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genetic diseases

Stucturally AND Functionally a disease

hypertrophy as a compensatory mechanism for defects in myocyte contractile apparatus

(NOT Hypertensive heart disease)

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Restrictive cardiomyopathy

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rare

**amyloidosis!
fibrosis (due to radiation, sarcoidosis, etc.)
hemochromatosis

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