cardiomyopathy
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
The term "cardiomyopathy" means a heart disease that affects the heart's muscle (myocardium)—
(A) the symptoms of which may vary from case to case, including—
(i) cases in which no symptoms are present (asymptomatic); and
(ii) cases in which there are symptoms of a progressive condition that may result from an impaired ability of the heart to pump blood, such as fatigue, irregular heartbeats (arrhythmia), heart failure, and, potentially, sudden cardiac death; and
(B) the recognized types of which include dilated, hypertrophic, restrictive, arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, and left ventricular non-compaction.
Source
- 2024–present42 U.S.C. § 244AThe Public Health and Welfare · Repealed. Pub. L. 93353, title I, 102(a), July 23, 1974, 88 Stat. 362 · in this section