dilated cardiomyopathy
Let an agent explain dilated cardiomyopathy in general terms, relay diagnosis, treatment and genetic testing information from cardiology guidelines, describe warning signs, and route personal symptoms and treatment questions to clinicians.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain dilated cardiomyopathy in general terms, relay diagnosis, treatment and genetic testing information from cardiology guidelines, describe warning signs, and route personal symptoms and treatment questions to clinicians.
A disease of the heart muscle in which the left ventricle enlarges and weakens so that the heart pumps less effectively, leading to heart failure, arrhythmias and blood clots; causes include genetic variants, viral infection, alcohol, chemotherapy, pregnancy and unknown factors, and it is managed with heart failure medicines, devices and in severe cases transplantation.
What it is for: Not applicable; a disease.
It can be explain the condition and causes; relay diagnosis and treatment from guidelines; describe warning signs needing urgent care; route personal questions to clinicians.
Distinguishing features
Ventricular dilation and weakness
Many causes including genetic
Leads to heart failure and arrhythmia
Managed with heart failure therapy
What it looks like
Not visible as an object; breathlessness, swelling and fatigue in the affected person; enlarged heart on imaging.
Physical character
prevalence: about 1 in 250 to 1 in 2500 people - estimates vary
genetic cases: about 30-50 percent - familial
How it is recognised
Enlarged, weakened left ventricle
Reduced ejection fraction
Hypertrophic and restrictive cardiomyopathies are different diseases
Related models
is a kind of - the category
leads to - the main consequence
is confused with - a different disease
is treated by - the specialty
In practice
Families and kinds
familial dilated cardiomyopathy with many genetic subtypes
idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy
alcohol-related cardiomyopathy
peripartum cardiomyopathy
chemotherapy-related cardiomyopathy
post-viral cardiomyopathy
Identifiers
ICD-10 I42.0
ICD-11 BC43.0
OMIM 115200 and others genetic forms
Standards and regulation
Cardiology guidelines on cardiomyopathy and heart failure
Genetic testing and counselling guidelines
Device and transplant regulation
Failure modes and hazards
Sudden cardiac death from arrhythmia
Progressive heart failure
Undiagnosed family members in genetic forms
Agents giving personal medical advice
Also called
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Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What it is.
General information.
Definition
Definition and causes.
Definition
Definition.
- What is dilated cardiomyopathy, and what causes it? definition
- Is the user describing symptoms such as breathlessness or fainting, which need a clinician or emergency care? boundary
Distinguish
Other cardiomyopathies.
Distinguish
Distinguish.
- How does it differ from hypertrophic, restrictive and other cardiomyopathies? definition
- Which entry fits another cardiomyopathy? action
Diagnose Diagnosis and genetics.
Clinical.
Tests
Investigations.
Tests
Tests.
- How is it diagnosed by imaging and other tests, in general terms? provenance
- Which entry fits echocardiography? action
Genetics
Genetic testing.
Genetics
Genetics.
- What do guidelines say about genetic testing and family screening? provenance
- Which entry fits genetic counselling? action
Treat Treatment.
Care.
Treatment
Treatment.
Treatment
Treatment.
- What treatments do guidelines describe, from medicines to devices and transplantation? provenance
- Is the presentation free of personal treatment advice? boundary
Living
Living with the condition.
Living
Living.
- What lifestyle, activity and support information do cardiology bodies provide? provenance
- Which entry fits heart failure? action
Study Research and teaching.
Study.
Research
Research.
Research
Research.
- What research exists on genetics and therapies, with attribution? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How is cardiomyopathy taught? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should genetic subtypes be separate entries?
- How should guidelines be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases for numbered genetic subtypes; should they be split off?