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Cardiomyopathies: An Overview [PDF]
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 Background: Cardiomyopathies are a heterogeneous group of pathologies characterized by structural and functional alterations of the heart. Aims: The purpose of this narrative review is to focus on the most important cardiomyopathies and their epidemiology, diagnosis, and management. Methods: Clinical trials were identified by Pubmed until 30 March 2021.
Ciarambino T. +3 more
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Stress Cardiomyopathy (Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy) [PDF]
Clinical medicine. Cardiology, 2009 Background Due to the rise in the number of reports of stress cardiomyopathy in the literature, awareness of this condition is increasing. Although different names have been used to describe this condition, the similarities in clinical, electrocardiographic, echocardiographic and angiographic features suggest ...
Samer Khouri, Naser Imran
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Journal de Radiologie, 2004 Cardiomyopathies include a wide variety of cardiac diseases. The value of MR imaging is not only to provide information about cardiac function, but also to detect the underlying cause of the disease.
J P, Laissy +3 more
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Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis, 2019 The most common cardiomyopathies often present to primary care physicians with similar symptoms, despite the fact that they involve a variety of phenotypes and etiologies (1). Many have signs and symptoms common in heart failure, such as reduced ejection fraction, peripheral edema, fatigue, orthopnea, exertion dyspnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea ...
Precone, Vincenza +9 more
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Mitochondrial Cardiomyopathies [PDF]
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2016 Mitochondria are found in all nucleated human cells and perform various essential functions, including the generation of cellular energy. Mitochondria are under dual genome control. Only a small fraction of their proteins are encoded by mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), whereas more than 99% of them are encoded by nuclear DNA (nDNA).
El-Hattab, Ayman W., Scaglia, Fernando
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Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy [PDF]
Circulation Research, 2017 Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy is an inherited heart muscle disorder, predisposing to sudden cardiac death, particularly in young patients and athletes. Pathological features include loss of myocytes and fibrofatty replacement of right ventricular myocardium; biventricular involvement is often observed.
Corrado, Domenico +2 more
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The State of the Heart Biopsy: A Clinical Review
CJC Open, 2021 Endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) is an invaluable and underused diagnostic tool for myocardial disease. The primary indications are surveillance of cardiac allograft rejection and the diagnosis of inflammatory and infiltrative cardiomyopathies.
Omid Kiamanesh, MD, Mustafa Toma, MD
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Dilated cardiomyopathies and non-compaction cardiomyopathy [PDF]
Herz, 2020 AbstractDilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is the most common form of cardiomyopathy and one of the most common causes of heart failure. It is characterized by left or biventricular dilation and a reduced systolic function. The causes are manifold and range from myocarditis to alcohol and other toxins, to rheumatological, endocrinological, and metabolic ...
Hänselmann, A. +3 more
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The Pan African Medical Journal, 2014 INTRODUCTION: La cardiomyopathie du péripartum (CMPP) est une défaillance cardiaque dont l'étiologie demeure encore méconnue. METHODES: Il s'agit d'une étude prospective descriptive réalisée dans le service de cardiologie du CHU Sylvanus olympio de Lomé ...
Machihude Pio +8 more
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Novel Mutations in β-MYH7 Gene in Indian Patients With Dilated Cardiomyopathy
CJC Open, 2022 Background: Heart failure is a hallmark of severe hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Several mutations in the β-MYH7 gene lead to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Deepa Selvi Rani, PhD +7 more
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