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CARDIOMYOPATHIE OBSTRUCTIVE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-03-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- The Heart
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
1, record 1, English, hypertrophic%20cardiomyopathy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- HMC 1, record 1, English, HMC
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- subaortic stenosis 2, record 1, English, subaortic%20stenosis
- idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis 3, record 1, English, idiopathic%20hypertrophic%20subaortic%20stenosis
- muscular subaortic stenosis 1, record 1, English, muscular%20subaortic%20stenosis
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A congenital cardiomyopathy by marked left ventricular hypertrophy not due to other cardiac disease. 4, record 1, English, - hypertrophic%20cardiomyopathy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Previous names for this syndrome [hypertrophic cardiomyopathy] included asymmetric septal hypertrophy (ASH), hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM), and idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis (IHSS) but have been largely replaced by hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) because hypertrophy can be concentric and the majority of patients do not demonstrate obstruction to outflow. 1, record 1, English, - hypertrophic%20cardiomyopathy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cœur
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cardiomyopathie hypertrophique
1, record 1, French, cardiomyopathie%20hypertrophique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- CHM 1, record 1, French, CHM
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- sténose sous-aortique 1, record 1, French, st%C3%A9nose%20sous%2Daortique
feminine noun
- cardiomyopathie obstructive 1, record 1, French, cardiomyopathie%20obstructive
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cardiomyopathie congénitale due à une hypertrophie (augmentation) de la masse ventriculaire gauche. 2, record 1, French, - cardiomyopathie%20hypertrophique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme de cardiomyopathie hypertrophique (CMH) est préférable à celui de cardiomyopathie obstructive ou de sténose sous-aortique. 1, record 1, French, - cardiomyopathie%20hypertrophique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Définition formulée à partir du texte intitulé: Cardiomyopathies. L. Sebbag, J. Delaye, X André-Fouët. 2, record 1, French, - cardiomyopathie%20hypertrophique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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