Disease or Syndrome
diabetic cardiomyopathies
Subclass of:
Complications of Diabetes Mellitus; Cardiomyopathies
Definitions related to diabetic cardiomyopathies:
  • (diabetic cardiomyopathy) Complication of diabetes that affects the structure and function of the heart.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Diabetes complications in which VENTRICULAR REMODELING in the absence of CORONARY ATHEROSCLEROSIS and hypertension results in cardiac dysfunctions, typically LEFT VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION. The changes also result in myocardial hypertrophy, myocardial necrosis and fibrosis, and collagen deposition due to impaired glucose tolerance.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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