restrictive cardiomyopathy
- restrictive cardiomyopathy
- cardiomyopathy in which the ventricular walls are excessively rigid, impeding ventricular filling; it is marked by abnormal diastolic function sometimes with normal or nearly normal systolic function.
Restrictive cardiomyopathy in a patient with amyloidosis, in apical four-chamber (left) and apical two-chamber (right) echocardiographic images. There is biventricular hypertrophy, biatrial enlargement, mild valve thickening, and both systolic and diastolic dysfunction of the left ventricle (LV). Ao, Aorta; LA, left atrium; RA, right atrium; RV, right ventricle.
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