By HENRY JL MARRIOTT p RIMARY MYOCARDIAL DISEASE (PMD) has been used to
cover a mult/tude of maladies affecting the myocardium, including a wide variety of lesions …

Idiopathic myocardial hypertrophy is a puzzling condition characterized by cardiac
enlargement and progressive decompensation occurring in previously healthy individuals …

The clinical, hemodynamic and angiocardiographic findings in a group of fourteen patients
with idiopathic myocardial hypertrophy are described. These patients were either …

These cases appear to form a clinical group of which the chief features are: marked cardiac
hypertrophy; symptoms of cardiac insufficiency; occurrence of various types of arrhythmia; …

A search of the literature reveals that instances of obscure congestive failure following
pregnancy were reported as long ago as 1849. There are indications that Barker had some …

Ten cases of cardiac hypertrophy and myocardial failure of unknown origin are presented.
Conventional etiologic factors, such as rheumatic fever, hypertension, syphilis …

The electrocardiograms of 35 patients with idiopathic myocardial hypertrophy are reviewed.
Left ventricular hypertrophy and strain, left atrial enlargement and a wide variety of …

IN recent years there has been a heightened awareness of, and interest in, the
cardiomyopathies. A sine qua non in the definition of this group of disorders is that they are …

Excerpt Idiopathic cardiac hypertrophy represents a group of cases that have been
described under various headings; these include" Cardiac Hypertrophy of Unknown Etiology …

Results The clinical findings, results of laboratory studies including angiocardiograms, chest
radiographs and electrocardiograms of 13 out of the 17 cases have been reported …