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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as stress-induced cardiomyopathy, apical ballooning syndrome or broken heart syndrome, is characterized by... -
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
Patient is an 80-year-old female admitted to the hospital with syncopal episodes and 3-weeks history of fatigue. Her heart rhythm swinging between... -
Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Children
Dilated cardiomyopathy in pediatric patients is characterized by an enlarged left ventricle with decreased systolic function. While the... -
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a diagnosis of exclusion manifesting as acute systolic heart failure towards the end of pregnancy or in the... -
Left ventricular strain echocardiography in advanced uremic cardiomyopathy compared to dilated cardiomyopathy
BackgroundCardiac involvement is common in end-stage renal disease patients. The presenting study aimed to evaluate the global and segmental...
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Imaging in Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is characterized by an acute transient cardiomyopathy. Although the etiology of this syndrome is unknown, however, stressful... -
Echocardiography-based machine learning algorithm for distinguishing ischemic cardiomyopathy from dilated cardiomyopathy
BackgroundMachine learning (ML) can identify and integrate connections among data and has the potential to predict events. Heart failure is primarily...
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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common genetic cardiac condition. Widespread use of echocardiography and genetic/clinical screening of... -
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)
Electrocardiogram is usually abnormal in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Changes depend on the site of maximal hypertrophy. Maximum... -
The Role of Genetics in Cardiomyopathy
Cardiomyopathies are a heterogeneous group of diseases of the myocardium associated with mechanical and/or electrical dysfunction that usually... -
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy in Children
Restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) is one of the rarest and most rapidly lethal forms of childhood cardiomyopathy. RCM is characterized by diastolic... -
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Imaging in Iron Overload Cardiomyopathy
Iron overload cardiomyopathy is secondary cardiomyopathy due to the accumulation of iron in the myocardium due to disorders of iron metabolism or... -
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: An Update
Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is heart failure that develops in the last months of pregnancy or up to 5 months postpartum with left ventricular... -
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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a clinical condition characterized by increased left ventricle (LV) wall thickness that is not only explained by... -
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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Children
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a rare condition in infants and children. HCM is a genetic disorder affecting the heart alone or in combination... -
Cardiac MR Imaging in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Ischemic cardiomyopathy is LV systolic dysfunction due to coronary artery disease. CMR is used to confirm a diagnosis, establish severity, evaluate... -
Dilated cardiomyopathy due to hypocalcaemia: a case report
BackgroundHypocalcaemia is a rare, but reversible, cause of dilated cardiomyopathy causing heart failure. Several case reports have been reported on...