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.
Also Known As:
Cardiomyopathy, Congestive; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, CMD1A; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, LMNA; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, with Conduction Deffect1; Cardiomyopathy, Familial Idiopathic; Cardiomyopathies, Congestive; Cardiomyopathies, Dilated; Cardiomyopathies, Familial Idiopathic; Congestive Cardiomyopathies; Dilated Cardiomyopathies; Familial Idiopathic Cardiomyopathies; Familial Idiopathic Cardiomyopathy; Idiopathic Cardiomyopathies, Familial; Idiopathic Cardiomyopathy, Familial; Congestive Cardiomyopathy