Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of familial dilated cardiomyopathy.

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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 DCM and may account for at least one-third of cases of "idiopathic" DCM. Apart from a positive family history, there are no specific clinical manifestations that reliably distinguish familial from non-familial DCM, and phenotypic...

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