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CARDIOMYOPATHY |
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commonest causes [previously excluded as causes of 'cardiomyopathy']: |
ischaemic heart disease hypertension |
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infiltrative disease: |
sarcoidosis glycogen storage disease |
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collagen and vasculitic disorders: |
systemic lupus erythematosus polyarteritis nodosa scleroderma |
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toxins and drugs: |
alcohol adriamycin (doxorubicin) 5-fluorouracil mycophenolate |
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neuromuscular disease: |
Duchenne muscular dystrophy myotonic dystrophy |
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other / miscellaneous: |
myocarditis (?viral) pregnancy ?genetic factors |
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