Table 31: Classification of etiologies of restrictive cardiomyopathy
| Non infiltrative | Infiltrative |
|---|---|
| Myocardial | |
| Idiopathic*, familial, hypertrophic or diabetic cardiomyopathy, scleroderma, pseudoxanthoma elasticum | Amyloidosis*, sarcoidosis*, fatty infiltration, Gaucher's or Hurler's disease, Storage disease, Hemochromatosis, Fabry's or glycogen storage disease |
| Endomyocardial | |
| Endomyocardial fibrosis*, hypereosinophilic syndrome, carcinoid heart disease, metastatic cancers, radiation*, toxic effects of anthracycline*, drugs causing fibrous endocarditis (serotonin, methysergide, ergotamine, mercurial agents, busulfan) | |
* Frequently encountered in clinical practice