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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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Sinagra, Gianfranco (Editor), Merlo, Marco (Editor), Pinamonti, Bruno (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
Edition:	1st ed. 2019.
Subjects:	Cardiology. Cardiac imaging. Human genetics. Regenerative medicine. Tissue engineering. Cardiac Imaging. Human Genetics. Regenerative Medicine/Tissue Engineering. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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.