It is important to remember lest the patient be misdiagnosed as having idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. Echocardiography is useful to evaluate LV function after termination of the tachycardia ...

[27] All patients were classified into familial or nonfamilial DCM by echocardiography of the first-degree relatives. The mean age at study entry of the familial DCM group was not significantly ...

The later stages of obesity cardiomyopathy are similar to other forms of dilated cardiomyopathy ... be excluded by appropriate screening tests. Echocardiography has long been the cornerstone ...

Some patients with diabetes develop a serious condition known as diabetic cardiomyopathy, which is slow and cannot be directly attributed to hypertension or other cardiovascular disorders.

In infants with cardiomyopathy-associated chronic HF, baseline LVEF of less than 40% and β blocker use indicate a decreased chance of LVEF normalization.

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) causes the heart to become enlarged, particularly the left ventricle, and to function (squeeze and pump) poorly. As a result, the heart muscle becomes weak and thin and is ...