Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM ... to have DCM may actually have other forms of cardiomyopathy such as ischemic cardiomyopathy. Classification into familial and nonfamilial cases therefore requires ...

"Cardiomyopathy" is an umbrella term for diseases of the heart muscle that negatively impact its structure and function. Ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM) refers to an enlarged, poorly pumping heart ...

Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson talks about how the first nonstop beating heart transplant, called zero ischemic time, ...

For the first time, surgeons have successfully performed a remarkable new heart transplant in which the donor organ never ...

A team at National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH) has performed the world’s first heart transplant with zero ischemic time ...

The Batista procedure is a surgical technique removing a portion of the left ventricle in patients with a dilated cardiomyopathy, frequently non-ischemic. The purpose is to reverse the negative ...

(Heart Rhythm) In a population-based cohort study in England, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy were associated with a two-fold higher risk of dilated cardiomyopathy. (JAMA Cardiology ...

Better imaging parameters may exist for risk stratification in nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (NIDCM), based on a ...

the term “ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy” is sometimes used. The causes of non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy include: The exact pathophysiology varies depending on the etiology, however ...

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 ...