Dilated Cardiomyopathy

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Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Dilated cardiomyopathy is enlargement and impaired contraction of one or both ventricles. Most common cardiomyopathy. Causes: idiopathic, ischemic, alcoholic, peripartum, genetic.

DCM dilated cardiomyopathy congestive cardiomyopathy
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Cardiomyopathy is the name for diseases of the heart muscle. These diseases enlarge your heart muscle or make it thicker and more rigid than normal. In rare cases, scar tissue replaces the muscle tissue.Some people live long, healthy lives with cardiomyopathy. Some people don't even realize they have it. In others, however, it can make the heart less able to pump blood through the body. This can cause serious compli…

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Phenotypic Classification of FMR With CMR

NCT05965258

The goal of the current research is to develop personalized risk prediction for functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) patients through explainable unsupervised phenomapping enriched with advanced cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging bi…

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Registry of Cell Therapy in Non-Ischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy

NCT02445534

Although several studies have demonstrated beneficial effects of stem cell therapy in patients with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy, the long term benefits and predictors of response to therapy remain undefined. The aim of this registr…

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