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Who Is Affected By Cardiomyopathy?

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Who Is Affected By Cardiomyopathy? As many as 1 of 500 adults may have this condition. Males and females of all ages and races can have cardiomyopathy. Dilated cardiomyopathy is more common in blacks than in whites and in males than in females. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is thought to be the most common inherited or genetic

What Is Dilated Lateral Ventricles?

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What Is Dilated Lateral Ventricles? Ventriculomegaly is a brain condition that mainly occurs in the fetus when the lateral ventricles become dilated. The most common definition uses a width of the atrium of the lateral ventricle of greater than 10 mm. This occurs in around 1% of pregnancies. What causes dilated ventricles in the brain?