Cardiomyopathies
- Heart failure: Causes, types, diagnosis, treatments & managementHeart failure is a major public health problem worldwide. While the incidence of coronary heart…
- Echocardiography in cardiomyopathies: an overviewCardiomyopathy implies that the myocardium is structurally and functionally altered, and the pathological changes are not explained by coronary heart…
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) & Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a genetic disorder that causes left ventricular hypertrophy under normal loading conditions. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy…
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM): Definition, Types, Diagnostics & TreatmentDilated cardiomyopathy DCM is defined as dilation of one or both ventricles. Dilation of the left ventricle is virtually always accompanied by impaired left…
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy / Dysplasia (ARVC, ARVD)Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy ARVC is considered a genetic cardiomyopathy that predominantly affects the right ventricle. ARVC is defined…
- Tachycardia induced cardiomyopathyA prolonged tachycardia can cause cardiomyopathy with left ventricular dilation. This type of cardiomyopathy, referred to as tachycardia-induced…
Assessment of diastolic function by echocardiography
Methods for evaluating left ventricular diastolic function have evolved considerably in the past two decades. Currently recommended methods evaluate left…
Heart failure: Causes, types, diagnosis, treatments & management
Heart failure is a major public health problem worldwide. While the incidence of coronary heart…