… Causes Direct causes of dilated cardiomyopathy include likely pathogenic or pathogenic
gene variants, infections, autoimmunity, toxins (eg, ethanol, recreational drugs, and cancer …

… B19V replication, and immune-independent viral pathogenesis in uninflamed hearts are
the remaining gaps in our understanding of B19V pathogenicity in heart diseases [41]. …

… Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is typically defined by the presence of left ventricular (LV)
dilatation … conditions (hypertension, valvular heart disease) or significant coronary artery …

… possible value of genetic diagnosis for outcome in pediatric myocarditis. We … myocarditis
would have pathogenic variants in structural cardiac genes predicting acute or chronic cardiac …

… pathogenic mechanisms remains a dynamic field of study. Research into these pathways
open new avenues for understanding the pathogenesis of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. …

… The etiology of DCM is diverse including genetic pathogenic variants, infection,
inflammation, autoimmune diseases, exposure to chemicals/toxins as well as endocrine and …

… One of the major causes of heart failure is dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), characterized by
… about the genetics of dilated cardiomyopathy. The genetic causes were initially thought to be …

… Dilated cardiomyopathy is an ‘umbrella’ term that describes the final common pathway of
different pathogenic processes and gene–environment interactions. There are many examples …

… myocarditis, inflammatory cardiomyopathy and recommended the definitions as follows:
Dilated cardiomyopathy is a clinical diagnosis … ventricle; inflammatory cardiomyopathy is both a …

… sex and gender differences in myocarditis and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), and the …
including epidemiology, pathogenesis and clinical presentation, diagnosis and management. …