CARDIOMYOPATHY #CCU_CMP ESC ©️2023 Definition :- My­ocar­dial dis­or­der in which heart mus­cle is struc­tural­ly and func­tion­al­ly ab­nor­mal, in the ab­sence of (CAD), HTN, VHD , and (CHD) Suf­fi­cient to cause ob­served ab­nor­mal­ my­ocar­dium This def­i­ni­tion ap­plies to both chil­dren and adults and makes no a pri­ori as­sump­tions about ae­ti­ol­o­gy (which can be fa­mil­ial/​ge­net­ic or ac­quired) or my­ocar­dial pathol­o­gy. The ma­jor in­no­va­tion is the spe­cif­ic in­clu­sion of