Objectives. This prospective study was performed to analyze the frequency and clinical
characteristics of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Background. Despite several …

Heart failure is a major health burden, affecting 40 million people globally. One of the main
causes of systolic heart failure is dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), the leading global …

Background—Human exome sequencing is a recently developed tool to aid in the discovery
of novel coding variants. Now broadly applied, exome sequencing data sets provide a novel …

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a common cardiac diagnosis that may result as a
consequence of a variety of pathologies. The differential diagnosis remains quite broad …

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is characterized by left ventricular dilatation and,
consecutively, contractile dysfunction. The causes of DCM are heterogeneous. DCM often …

A great deal of progress has recently been made in the discovery and understanding of the
genetics of familial dilated cardiomyopathy (FDC). A consensus has emerged that with a …

Introduction: Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is the most common cardiomyopathy and
occurs often in families. As an inherited disease, understanding the significance of …

Given the global burden of heart failure, strategies to understand the underlying cause or to
provide prognostic information are critical to reducing the morbidity and mortality associated …

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a major cause of sudden cardiac death and heart failure,
and it is characterized by genetic and clinical heterogeneity, even for some patients with a …

Heart disease is a major cause of morbidity and premature mortality in the United States.
Cardiovascular disease affects 159 million Americans, ranks first among all diagnostic …