The nurse is reviewing the echocardiography results of a patient who has just been diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) . What changes in heart structure characterize DCM?
A) Dilated ventricles with atrophy of the ventricles
B) Dilated ventricles without hypertrophy of the ventricles
C) Dilation and hypertrophy of all four heart chambers
D) Dilation of the atria and hypertrophy of the ventricles
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