Misdiagnosis of Hidden Causes of Dilated cardiomyopathy

Underlying conditions list:

The list of possible underlying conditions mentioned in various sources for Dilated cardiomyopathy includes:

• Excessive alcohol
• Pregnancy
• Childbirth
• Viral myocarditis (type of Myocarditis)
• Toxins
• Cobalt
• Inherited dilated cardiomyopathy

Other underlying conditions related to Dilated cardiomyopathy:

• Atrial flutter
• Cardiac arrhythmia
• Cardiac shadow enlarged
• Embolism
• Hyperaldosteronism
• Left bundle branch block
• Oedema
• Pericardial effusion
• Pulmonary oedema
• Q waves

Source: Diseases Database

Dilated cardiomyopathy as a complication:

Other conditions that might have Dilated cardiomyopathy as a complication might be potential underlying conditions. The list of conditions listing Dilated cardiomyopathy as a complication includes:

• Enteroviruses
• Muscular dystrophy, Duchenne and Becker type

Dilated cardiomyopathy Causes: Book Excerpts

• Causes and incidence - Dilated cardiomyopathy
• Causes and incidence - Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
• Causes and incidence - Restrictive cardiomyopathy
• Causes - Cardiomyopathy, dilated
• Causes - Cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic
• Causes - Cardiomyopathy, restrictive

Dilated cardiomyopathy as a symptom:

Conditions listing Dilated cardiomyopathy as a symptom may also be potential underlying conditions.

You may also want to research other symptoms in our Symptoms Center.

• 3-methylglutaconic aciduria, type 1
• 3-methylglutaconic aciduria, type V
• ACAD9 deficiency
• Cardiomyopathy, dilated, with Woolly hair and keratoderma
• Chagas disease
• Chromosome 1, 1p36 deletion syndrome
• Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 1D
• Mc Leod neuroacanthocytosis syndrome
• Monosomy 1p36
• Myopathy, early-onset with fatal cardiomyopathy
• Woolly hair - palmoplantar keratoderma - dilated cardiomyopathy

Discussion of underlying conditions of Dilated cardiomyopathy:

Dilated cardiomyopathy can be caused by chronic, excessive consumption of alcohol, particularly in combination with dietary deficiencies. Also, dilated cardiomyopathy occasionally occurs as a complication of pregnancy and childbirth. Other factors are: various infections, mostly viral, which lead to an inflammation of the heart muscle (myocarditis); toxins (such as cobalt, once used in beers, for instance); and, rarely, heredity. (Source: excerpt from NHLBI, Cardiomyopathy: NHLBI)

About underlying conditions:

With a diagnosis of Dilated cardiomyopathy, it is important to consider whether there is an underlying condition causing Dilated cardiomyopathy. These are other medical conditions that may possibly cause Dilated cardiomyopathy. For general information on this form of misdiagnosis, see Underlying Condition Misdiagnosis or Overview of Misdiagnosis.
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