loading...| Preferred Name | Dilated cardiomyopathy | |
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http://localhost/plosthes.2017-1#9410 |
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Dilated cardiomyopathy |
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http://journals.plos.org/plosone/browse/dilated_cardiomyopathy |
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Dilated cardiomyopathy |
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60.30.60.10^Dilated cardiomyopathy |
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Cardiomyopathy is a heart muscle disease that affects the heart’s ability to pump properly. In dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) the pumping chambers of the heart become enlarged (dilated). When this happens, the heart muscle becomes weak, thin, and is unable to pump blood around the body efficiently. This can lead to fluid building up in the lungs, ankles, abdomen and other organs of the body resulting in a feeling of being breathless. This is part of a collection of symptoms is known as ‘heart failure’. http://www.cardiomyopathy.org/dilated-cardiomyopathy/intro RD |
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Accepted |