Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a myocardial disorder that is a major cause of heart failure
and death. Recent data indicate that genetic factors are important in the pathogenesis of …

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Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) represents a particular aetiology of systolic heart failure that
frequently has a genetic background and usually affects young patients with few co …

Dilated cardiomyopathy is conventionally defined as the presence of left ventricular or
biventricular dilatation or systolic dysfunction in the absence of abnormal loading conditions …

Genetic mutations account for a significant percentage of cardiomyopathies, which are a
leading cause of congestive heart failure. In hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), cardiac …

Remarkable progress has been made in understanding the genetic basis of dilated
cardiomyopathy (DCM). Rare variants in> 30 genes, some also involved in other …

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 is defined by the presence of left ventricular dilatation and
contractile dysfunction. Genetic mutations involving genes that encode cytoskeletal …

Dilated cardiomyopathy is a disease of the myocardium characterized by left ventricular
dilatation and/or dysfunction, affecting both adult and pediatric populations. Almost half of …

OBJECTIVES This study was performed to evaluate the characteristics, mode of inheritance
and etiology of familial dilated cardiomyopathy (FDC). BACKGROUND A genetic form of …