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

Cardiomyopathies are diseases of the myocardium associated with heterogeneous
morphofunctional phenotypes and clinical manifestations, frequently due to a genetic cause …

Cardiomyopathies (CMPs) are “myocardial diseases characterized by structurally and
functionally abnormal heart muscle and absence of other diseases sufficient to cause the …

Cardiomyopathies are defined as diseases of the myocardium with associated structural and
functional abnormalities. Knowledge of these pathologies for a long period was not clear in …

The current definition of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is relatively simple; namely, a heart
muscle disease characterized by left ventricular (LV) or biventricular dilation and systolic …

Cardiomyopathies (ie, diseases of the heart muscle) are major causes of morbidity and
mortality. A significant percentage of patients with cardiomyopathies have genetic-based …

Dilated cardiomyopathy is the most common form of cardiomyopathy and the second
leading cause of left ventricular dysfunction with highly variable clinical presentation and …

Cardiomyopathies are myocardial disorders in which the heart muscle is structurally and
functionally abnormal in the absence of coronary artery disease, hypertension, valvular …

The term “cardiomyopathies” was used for the first time 55 years ago, in 1957. Since then
awareness and knowledge of this important and complex group of heart muscle diseases …

In the past 25 years, major advances were achieved in the nosography of cardiomyopathies,
influencing the definition and taxonomy of this important chapter of cardiovascular disease …