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Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Cardiovascular System • Dilated cardiomyopathy is enlargement and impaired contraction of one or both ventricles. Most common cardiomyopathy. Causes: idiopathic, ischemic, alcoholic, peripartum, genetic.
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Cardiovascular System • HCM is asymmetric LV hypertrophy without a secondary cause. Most common genetic cardiac disorder (1:500). Leading cause of sudden cardiac death in young athletes.
Myocarditis
Cardiovascular System • Myocarditis is inflammation of the myocardium, often viral (coxsackievirus, COVID-19). Ranges from mild (chest pain + troponin elevation) to fulminant heart failure.