Article
Molecular diagnosis of myocardial disease.
Expert review of molecular diagnostics - 1 Nov 2002
Towbin Jeffrey A, Bowles Neil E
Abstract excerpt
Myocardial disorders are major causes of morbidity and mortality, including heart failure, sudden death and the need for heart transplantation. The two most common forms of myocardial disorders, dilated cardiomyopathy and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy are paradigms of left ventricular systolic dysfunction and diastolic dysfunction. The genetics of these disorders are increasingly understood with the sarcomere...
Topics
- Actin Cytoskeleton
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Animals
- Cardiomyopathies
- Cardiomyopathy, Dilated
- Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Disease Models, Animal
- Female
- Forecasting
- Genetic Diseases, X-Linked