Under the term cardiomyopathies, numerous alterations in myocardial function are
subsumed. The most common forms are dilated and ischaemic cardiomyopathies. While the …

Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a noninvasive tool which is able to diagnose
and differentiate cardiomyopathies in a single study. The assessment of essential …

Cardiomyopathy is an umbrella term that describes a heterogeneous group of disorders
characterized by structural and functional abnormalities of the myocardium in the absence of …

From its initial description to the present day, left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy
has been the subject of numerous studies and publications. In question as a real …

Cardiomyopathy is a heart muscle disease with structural and functional myocardial
abnormalities in the absence of coronary artery disease, hypertension, valvular disease, and …

Cardiomyopathy can be classified into at least four main forms, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
(HCM), dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), restrictive cardiomyopathy, and left ventricular …

Noncompaction cardiomyopathy is a recently described rare congenital cardiomyopathy;
patients can be asymptomatic or develop diastolic and/or systolic left ventricular dysfunction …

Ventricular myocardial non-compaction has been recognized and defined as a genetic
cardiomyopathy by American Heart Association since 2006. The argument on the …

Electrocardiographic findings and arrhythmias are common in cardiomyopathies. Both may
be an early indication of a specific diagnosis or may occur due to myocardial fibrosis and/or …

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) are AHA–
recognized cardiomyopathies with distinct clinical and pathoanatomical features and …