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Cardiomyopathy is the deterioration of the function of the [[myocardium]] (i.e., the actual heart muscle) for any reason. People with cardiomyopathy are often at risk of [[arrhythmia]] or [[sudden cardiac death]] or both.<ref name="ref1">{{cite book | last = Kasper | first = Denis L. ''et al'' | title = Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 16th edn | publisher = McGraw-Hill | date = 2005 | id = ISBN 0-07-139140-1}}</ref> | Cardiomyopathy is the deterioration of the function of the [[myocardium]] (i.e., the actual heart muscle) for any reason. People with cardiomyopathy are often at risk of [[arrhythmia]] or [[sudden cardiac death]] or both.<ref name="ref1">{{cite book | last = Kasper | first = Denis L. ''et al'' | title = Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 16th edn | publisher = McGraw-Hill | date = 2005 | id = ISBN 0-07-139140-1}}</ref> | ||
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Cardiomyopathies can generally be categorized into two groups, (based on [[World Health Organization]] guidelines) '''extrinsic cardiomyopathies''' and '''intrinsic cardiomyopathies'''.<ref name="ref2">{{cite journal | last = Richardson | first = P. ''et al'' | title = Report of the 1995 World Health Organization/International Society and Federation of Cardiology Task Force on the Definition and Classification of cardiomyopathies | journal = Circulation | volume = 93 | issue = 5 | pages = 841-2 | date = 1996 | id = PMID 8598070}} ([http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/93/5/841 Full text])</ref> | |||
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Overview
Cardiomyopathy is the deterioration of the function of the myocardium (i.e., the actual heart muscle) for any reason. People with cardiomyopathy are often at risk of arrhythmia or sudden cardiac death or both.[1]
Classification
Cardiomyopathies can generally be categorized into two groups, (based on World Health Organization guidelines) extrinsic cardiomyopathies and intrinsic cardiomyopathies.[2]
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- ↑ Kasper, Denis L.; et al. (2005). Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 16th edn. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-139140-1.
- ↑ Richardson, P.; et al. (1996). "Report of the 1995 World Health Organization/International Society and Federation of Cardiology Task Force on the Definition and Classification of cardiomyopathies". Circulation. 93 (5): 841–2. PMID 8598070. (Full text)