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Stress cardiomyopathy
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy
Dilated cardiomyopathy
Restrictive cardiomyopathy
Tachycardia induced cardiomyopathy
Noncompaction cardiomyopathy
Aicardi syndrome
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy