[PDF][PDF] Guidelines for the study of familial dilated cardiomyopathies
L Mestroni, B Maisch, WJ McKenna… - European heart …, 1999 - scholar.archive.org
Dilated cardiomyopathy is a heart muscle disease characterized by 'dilatation and impaired
contraction of the left ventricle or both ventricles. It may be idiopathic, familial/genetic, viral
and/or immune, alcoholic/toxic, or associated with recognized cardiovascular disease in
which the degree of myocardial dysfunction is not explained by the abnormal loading
conditions or the extent of ischaemic damage'[1]. Dilated cardiomyopathy represents a
significant health problem as it can lead to progressive refractory heart failure, and …
contraction of the left ventricle or both ventricles. It may be idiopathic, familial/genetic, viral
and/or immune, alcoholic/toxic, or associated with recognized cardiovascular disease in
which the degree of myocardial dysfunction is not explained by the abnormal loading
conditions or the extent of ischaemic damage'[1]. Dilated cardiomyopathy represents a
significant health problem as it can lead to progressive refractory heart failure, and …