MeSH tree: C14.280.238.070
Although at greater risk, a new study found that patients of African ancestry with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) were less likely to have clinically actionable variants in DCM genes than those of European ancestry. LSU Health ...
Aug 3, 2023
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Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is one of the most common causes of heart failure, affecting nearly 1 in 400 people worldwide. About 40%–50% of DCM cases are estimated to have an identifiable genetic cause, which explains why ...
Jul 24, 2023
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Treating children with cardiomyopathy should be personalized based on the root cause, symptoms and progression of the condition in each child, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published today ...
Jun 8, 2023
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A multi-site study led by researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine shows the importance of clinical screening for dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in family members of patients diagnosed ...
May 25, 2023
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A team of researchers have discovered that a mutation in a ribosomal protein found specifically in heart and skeletal muscle leads to impaired cardiac contractility in mice.
May 19, 2023
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In an effort to determine the cause behind a rare condition that causes heart failure in children, University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers have identified new gene mutations responsible for the disorder ...
May 10, 2023
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A booklet developed by cardiovascular and genetics experts and provided to patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) of unknown cause was effective in increasing screening of relatives at risk for the heart muscle disease, ...
Mar 21, 2023
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Transcatheter mitral valve repair for heart failure patients with mitral regurgitation can reduce the long-term rate of hospitalizations by almost 50 percent, and death by nearly 30 percent, compared with heart failure patients ...
Mar 5, 2023
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The heart's main pumping chamber—the lower left ventricle—contains pieces of muscle called trabeculations that extend into it. Excessive trabeculation, often referred to as non-compacted myocardium, has been described at ...
Feb 8, 2023
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A team of researchers from Illinois Institute of Technology and the University of Washington is trying to change the way that the field of biology understands how muscles contract.
Feb 2, 2023
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