| HCM | health care management; hypertrophic cardiomyopathy |
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| HHCS | high-altitude hypertrophic cardiomyopathy syndrome |
| FAC | Familial Amyloid Cardiomyopathy |
| CCM | cerebrocostomandibular [syndrome]; chemical cleavage of mismatch; congestive cardiomyopathy; cranioc... |
| CM | California mastitis [test]; calmodulin; capreomycin; carboxymethyl; cardiac murmur; cardiac muscle; ... |
| obstructive sleep apnoea | A form of sleep apnoea which occurs as the result of a physical occlusion of the oropharyngeal airway during sleep. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| obstructive thrombus | A thrombus due to obstruction in the vessel from compression or other cause. (05 Mar 2000) |
| obstructive uropathy | <nephrology, urology> A sudden disorder which results in the complete blockage of urine flow out the bladder and/or urethra. Pressure rises in the urinary tract causing a backward pressure on the kidneys. Bilateral hydronephrosis (kidney enlargement), hypertension and damage to the kidneys (acute renal failure) will occur if the obstruction is not relieved. Causes include prostate disease, tumours and cystocele. Origin: Gr. Pathos = disease (27 Sep 1997) |
| lung diseases, obstructive | Any disorder marked by persistent obstruction of bronchial air flow. (12 Dec 1998) |
| alcoholic cardiomyopathy | <cardiology, pathology> A weakness of the cardiac muscle which is seen in some chronic alcoholics, may be related to a thiamin deficiency or occur for unknown reasons. Origin: Gr. Pathos = disease (27 Sep 1997) |
| cardiomyopathy | <cardiology, pathology> A general diagnostic term designating primary myocardial disease, often of obscure or unknown aetiology. Origin: Gr. Mys = muscle, pathos = disease (18 Nov 1997) |
| cardiomyopathy, alcoholic | Cardiomyopathy resulting from: 1) a toxic effect of alcohol on the myocardium; 2) thiamine deficiency due to malnutrition in alcoholics; or 3) a toxic effect of cobalt additives in beer in heavy beer drinkers. This disease is usually manifested by dyspnea and palpitations with cardiomegaly and congestive heart failure. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cardiomyopathy, congestive | A syndrome characterised by cardiac enlargement and congestive heart failure. It probably represents the end result of many forms of myocardial damage produced by a variety of toxic, metabolic, or infectious agents. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cardiomyopathy, restrictive | Myocardial disease in which the ventricular walls are excessively rigid, impeding ventricular filling; it is marked by abnormal diastolic function but by normal or nearly normal systolic function. (12 Dec 1998) |
| restrictive cardiomyopathy | <cardiology, pathology> A group of disorders which affect the heart muscle resulting in the ineffective pumping of blood. Examples include amyloidosis, Loeffler's syndrome, sarcoidosis, haemochromatosis, scleroderma and carcinoid syndrome. Complications include arrhythmias and progressive heart failure. Origin: Gr. Pathos = disease (27 Sep 1997) |
| chagas cardiomyopathy | Cardiomyopathy with conduction defects and cardiac enlargement characteristic of the last phase of chagas disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
| peripartum cardiomyopathy | Cardiac failure due to heart muscle disease in the period before, during, or after delivery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| congenital cardiomyopathy | <radiology> Endocardial fibroelastosis, myocarditis, glycogen storage disease (Pompe's), anomalous origin of left coronary artery from pulmonary artery (12 Dec 1998) |
| congestive cardiomyopathy | Heart muscle disease of unknown or known origin involving cardiac muscle and not primarily involving any other structures, with systemic and pulmonary congestion through increased pressure and volume in the venous systems. (05 Mar 2000) |
| postpartum cardiomyopathy | <cardiology, obstetrics> Cardiomegaly and congestive heart failure developing in the puerperium in the absence of any of the known causes of heart disease. (05 Mar 2000) |