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The Diagnosis and Evaluation of Dilated Cardiomyopathy.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - 28 Jun 2016
Japp Alan G, Gulati Ankur, Cook Stuart A, Cowie Martin R, Prasad Sanjay K
Abstract excerpt
Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is best understood as the final common response of myocardium to diverse genetic and environmental insults. A rigorous work-up can exclude alternative causes of left ventricular (LV) dilation and dysfunction, identify etiologies that may respond to specific treatments, and guide family screening. A significant proportion of DCM cases have an underlying genetic or inflammatory basis....
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