Dilated Cardiomyopathy From Genetics to Clinical Management /

This open access book presents a comprehensive overview of dilated cardiomyopathy, providing readers with practical guidelines for its clinical management. The first part of the book analyzes in detail the disease's pathophysiology, its diagnostic work up as well as the prognostic stratificatio...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Sinagra, Gianfranco (Editor), Merlo, Marco (Editor), Pinamonti, Bruno (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
Edition:1st ed. 2019.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Epidemiology
  • 3 Pathophysiology
  • 4 Etiological definition and diagnostic work-up
  • 5 Role of genetics and environmental factors
  • 6 Clinical presentation, spectrum of disease, natural history
  • 7 Role of cardiac imaging: echocardiography
  • 8 Role of cardiac imaging: cardiac magnetic resonance and computed tomography
  • 9 Endomyocardial biopsy
  • 10 Arrhythmias in dilated cardiomyopathies
  • 11 Regenerative Medicine and dilated cardiomyopathy
  • 12 Prognostic stratification and importance of follow-up
  • 14 Current management and treatment
  • 14 Open issues and future perspectives
  • 15 Dilated cardiomyopathy at the cross road: multidisciplinary approach.