Cardiomyopathies are defined as a heterogeneous group of diseases of the heart associated with a mechanical and/or electrical dysfunction that usually (but not always) exhibit inappropropriate ventricular hypertrophy or dilation and are due to a variety of causes that frequently are genetic. Phenotypic characteristics typically include ventricular chamber enlargement and systolic dysfunction with normal wall thickness. Patients with<unk>  cardiomyopathy may experience a progressive decline in left ventricular contractile function, ventricular and supraventricular arrhythmias, conduction system problems, thromboembolism, sudden cardiac death and/or heart failure.<unk>  cardiomyopathy is the third most common cause of heart failure.
Dilated cardiomyopathy pathophysiology
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy pathophysiology
Stress cardiomyopathy pathophysiology
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy pathophysiology
Ventricular remodeling pathophysiology
Cardiomyopathy pathophysiology
Papillary muscle rupture pathophysiology
Uremic pericarditis pathophysiology