Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a common yet challenging cardiac disease. Great strides have been made in improving DCM prognosis due to heart failure but sudden cardiac death (SCD) due to ventricular ...

The term dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) refers to a spectrum of heterogeneous myocardial disorders that are characterized by ventricular dilation and depressed myocardial performance in the absence of ...

yahoo.es To understand the key role of echocardiography in the diagnosis and management of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). To learn the fundamental features that an echocardiographic report of a ...

A disease of the heart muscle that affects how blood flows through the body. There are several forms, each with different symptoms. Most types of cardiomyopathy are marked by an eventual enlargement ...

Non-coding RNAs play an essential role in CVDs through pyroptosis regulation. AS, atherosclerosis; CH, cardiac hypertrophy; DC, diabetic cardiomyopathy; HF, heart failure; I/R, ischemia-reperfusion; ...

Uremic cardiomyopathy is classically characterized by diastolic dysfunction in association with myocardial fibrosis and left ventricular hypertrophy in patients with chronic kidney disease. The ...

Figure 1. Cause of death in prevalent dialysis patients in the United States, 2005 to 2007. 1 AMI indicates acute myocardial infarction; CHF, congestive heart failure; CVA, cerebrovascular accident.