Congenital cardiomyopathy | Gamuts.net

Congenital cardiomyopathy

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a condition in which the heart becomes thickened without an obvious cause. The parts of the heart most commonly affected are the interventricular septum and the ventricles. [Source: Wikipedia ]

Synonyms

Congenital myocardiopathy

May Be Caused by

Common: Adrenogenital syndrome; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Friedreich ataxia; Gaucher disease; Glycogen storage disease type 2; Glycogen storage disease type 3; Hemochromatosis; Hurler syndrome; Hyperthyroidism; Hypothyroidism; Infantile hypothyroidism; Kugelberg-Welander syndrome; Mucolipidosis type 2; Mucolipidosis type 3; Niemann-Pick disease; Noonan syndrome; Werdnig-Hoffmann disease
Uncommon: Aspartylglucosaminuria; Congenital rubella syndrome; Degos syndrome; Dermatomyositis; Endomyocardial fibrosis; Fabry disease; Farber disease; GM1 gangliosidosis; Hemolytic-uremic syndrome; Hyperphosphatasia; Kearns-Sayre syndrome; Leigh disease; LEOPARD syndrome; Neuroacanthocytosis; Polymyositis; Pseudoxanthoma elasticum; Refsum disease; Spondylometaphyseal dysplasia Sedaghatian type; Yunis-Varon syndrome