Cardiomyopathies represent an important cause of heart failure, often affecting young
individuals, and have important implications for relatives. Genetic testing for …

Background: Genetic analysis is a first-tier test in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Electrical
phenotypes are common in genetic DCM, but their exact contribution to the clinical course …

Genetics is moving at a rapid pace in paediatric cardiomyopathy. Genetic testing is
increasingly being incorporated into clinical care. Although interpretation of rare genetic …

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a chronic progressive myocardial disorder with an annual
incidence of 6 to 8 cases/100,000 population and prevalence of 36.5 cases/100,000 …

Background. Familial disease is implicated in 20-50% of cases of idiopathic dilated
cardiomyopathy (IDCM) worldwide. The contribution of familial factors to IDCM in the …

Inherited cardiac conditions include primary electrical, myocardial, and structural heart
diseases, in addition to vascular conditions. The presentation, diagnosis, and management …

Cardiovascular disease is a major health concern affecting over 80,000,000 people in the
US alone. Heart failure, cardiomyopathy, heart rhythm disorders, atherosclerosis and …

The diagnostic paths of hereditary cardiomyopathies (CMPs) include both clinical and
molecular genetics. The first step is the clinical diagnosis that guides the decisions about …

This review addresses recent advances in the epidemiology, pathogenesis and prognosis of
acute heart failure and cardiomyopathy based on research conducted in Africa. We …

Familial cardiomyopathies represent a substantial portion of idiopathic dilated
cardiomyopathy in clinical practice. Diversity of clinical presentations and variability in …