...Sjoerd M. Verwijs; Yigal M. Pinto; Diederik W.D. Kuster; Jolanda van der Velden; Jacqueline Limpens; Juliette C. van Hattum; Saskia N. van der Crabben; Ronald H. Lekanne Deprez; Arthur A.M. Wilde; Harald T. Jørstad Background: Genetic variants associated with cardiomyopathies (CMPs) are prevalent...

... functional imaging Cardiovascular disease Cardiomyopathy Imaging mode Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death among patients in China [ 1 ], and cardiac computed tomography (CT) is one of the most commonly used examination methods for CVD. Since multislice helical CT has been...

...Elena Kinova; Desislava Somleva-Todorova; Assen Goudev Introduction: In dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) left ventricular (LV) strain and twist are significantly decreased. However, the rate of attenuation has not been investigated well in patients with varying degrees of systolic dysfunction. Aim...

...), identified in a 42-year-old proband who presented with an unusual ECG with abnormal repolarization with biphasic T-waves in anteroseptal leads, persistent atrial fibrillation (AF), intermittent left bundle branch block (LBBB), and reversible cardiomyopathy. The patient did not meet the diagnostic criteria...

...: This study was designed to identify the pathogenic mutation in a Chinese family with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia (ARVC/D) using whole genome sequencing (WGS). Methods and Results: Probands II:1 and II:2 underwent routine examinations for diagnosis. Genomic DNA was extracted from...

... the acute coronary syndrome or after cardiotomy. We evaluated the effects of first-line intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) support in this subpopulation of CS patients. Methods: A retrospective study was performed in 27 patients with CS from end-stage cardiomyopathy supported firstly by IABP in the years 2011...

... and ejection fraction of 25% who underwent S-ICD implantation for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death in the setting of a nonischemic cardiomyopathy. Defibrillation threshold (DFT) testing failed at high output. A posterior to anterior radiograph demonstrated migration of the components despite...

...Yuting Zhang; Ling He; Jinhua Cai; Tiewei Lv; Qijian Yi; Yang Xu; Lingjuan Liu; Jing Zhu; Jie Tian Aims: Cardiomyopathies are common cardiovascular diseases in children. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (cMRI) and echocardiography (Echo) are routinely applied in the detection and diagnosis...

... or of their effectiveness, quality or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Cardiomyopathy Following our recently reported novel...

... or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Acute coronary syndrome Cardiomyopathy Diagnostics Echocardiography Electrocardiogram Emergency Medicine Left ventricular dysfunction T wave Transthoracic echocardiography...

...John E. Madias References 1. Kakroo MA, Chowdhury MA, Luni FK, Moza A, Bhat PK: Reverse Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: a story of a critically ill man with transient cardiac dysfunction. Cardiology 2014;129:213-215. 2. Madias JE: Forme fruste cases of Takotsubo syndrome: a hypothesis. Eur J...

...(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Genetics Sudden cardiac death Cardiomyopathy Our article on the prevention of sudden cardiac death (SCD...

... a uniform cardiomyopathy remains a cause for speculation, but it can be assumed that myopathic cardiomyopathy induces metabolic mechanisms which finally result in focal myocardial degeneration [ 16 ]. Our case shows that LVHT may be a risk factor for cardioembolic stroke and that patients...

... to in the content or advertisements. Acute coronary syndrome Cardiac involvement Cardiomyopathy Magnetic resonance imaging In a recent issue of Cardiology , Dias et al. [ 1 ] reported their single-center experience with the clinical features of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC). Some additional...

.... Cardiomyopathy Left ventricular dysfunction Left ventricular hypertrophy Left ventricular mass Ventricular remodeling Heart failure: Chronic Severe obesity produces hemodynamic alterations that predispose to changes in cardiac morphology and ventricular function that may lead to left and right heart...

...(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Autopsy Cardiomyopathy Electron microscopy Histology Hypertrabeculation Mitochondrial myopathy Myocardium...

...José Pedro L. Nunes; Maria do Sameiro Faria; Susana Sampaio; José Quintas; Hugo A. Katus; Ziya Kaya Cardiomyopathy associated with dialysis has been shown to be reversible in some cases. A 58-year-old female patient with polycystic renal disease and end-stage renal disease had a renal transplant...

... or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Hydroxychloroquine Adverse effects Cardiomyopathy Myocardium Biopsy Atrioventricular...

... dysplasia/cardiomyopathy (ARVD/C) is characterized by fibrofatty replacement of cardiomyocytes. In around 50% of index patients, a genetic predisposition is demonstrated. The purpose of this study was to examine a plakophilin-2 (PKP2) splice site mutation, c.2489+4A>C, identified in 4 separately...

... manifestations including arrhythmias, valvular abnormalities, and cardiomyopathy. Early initiation of enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) may have the potential to delay the underlying clinical outcomes in patients with FD. Clinical electrocardiogram (ECG) and echocardiography were used to characterize...