Dilated cardiomyopathy

Japanese: dilated cardiomyopathy(英語表記)dilatedcardiomyopathy
Dilated cardiomyopathy

...The simple classification by JF Goodwin of the UK (1970) is used based on the way the heart is affected, treatment, prognosis, etc. Namely, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (abbreviated as HCM) and dilated (congestive) cardiomyopathy (abbreviated as DCM).
[Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy]
This is a condition in which abnormally enlarged cardiac muscle cells become irregular in size or arrangement, resulting in thickening of the ventricular walls.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "dilated cardiomyopathy" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…心臓の侵され方,治療,予後などからイギリスのグッドウィンJ.F.Goodwinの簡潔な分類(1970)が用いられている。すなわち肥大型心筋症hypertrophic cardiomyopathy(HCMと略す)と拡張型(鬱血(うつけつ)型)心筋症dilated cardiomyopathy(DCMと略す)である。
[肥大型心筋症]
 異常に肥大した心筋細胞が大小不同あるいは配列の異常をきたし,心室壁の肥厚をもたらした状態である。…

※「dilated cardiomyopathy」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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