Echocardiography in the Diagnosis of Cardiomyopathies: Current Status and Future Directions.

Autor:	Trasca L; Cardiothoracic Medicine Department, 'Carol Davila'' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.; Department of Cardiology, Elias Emergency University Hospital, 11461 Bucharest, Romania., Popescu MR; Cardiothoracic Medicine Department, 'Carol Davila'' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.; Department of Cardiology, Elias Emergency University Hospital, 11461 Bucharest, Romania., Popescu AC; Cardiothoracic Medicine Department, 'Carol Davila'' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.; Department of Cardiology, Elias Emergency University Hospital, 11461 Bucharest, Romania., Balanescu SM; Cardiothoracic Medicine Department, 'Carol Davila'' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.; Department of Cardiology, Elias Emergency University Hospital, 11461 Bucharest, Romania.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Reviews in cardiovascular medicine [Rev Cardiovasc Med] 2022 Aug 10; Vol. 23 (8), pp. 280. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Aug 10 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI:	10.31083/j.rcm2308280
Abstrakt:	Cardiomyopathies are a challenging pathology and echocardiography is essential for diagnosis and prognosis. The most frequent cardiomyopathies are the dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and the hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), followed by the less frequent restrictive (RCM) and arrhythmogenic right ventricle cardiomyopathies (ARVC). Echocardiography can identify diagnostic features, and guide further testing for a definitive diagnosis. Echographic parameters are involved in risk score computing and prognosis assessment. While the most prevalent hallmark of HCM is the asymmetric left ventricular hypertrophy and systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve with the obstructive phenotype, DCM shows dilated left ventricle with different degrees of systolic dysfunction, and RCM is usually characterized by undilated ventricles associated with atrial enlargement. The aim of this review is to display and compare the most frequent cardiomyopathies encountered in clinical practice and highlight their most characteristic features in a useful way for the practicing clinician. Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest. (Copyright: © 2022 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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