The challenge of cardiomyopathy

The combined clinical and pathophysiologic characteristics and diagnostic features as well as current concepts of pathogenesis, therapy and prevention of the principal forms of cardiomyopathy are reviewed. These include hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, dilated cardiomyopathy, restrictive cardiomyopathy...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the American College of Cardiology 1989-05, Vol.13 (6), p.1219-1239
Hauptverfasser:	Abelmann, Walter H., Lorell, Beverly H.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Cardiology. Vascular system Cardiomyopathy, Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic - history Cardiomyopathy, Restrictive - history Death, Sudden Europe Heart Heart - physiopathology History of medicine History, 19th Century History, 20th Century Humans Medical sciences Myocarditis. Cardiomyopathies United States
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Zusammenfassung:	The combined clinical and pathophysiologic characteristics and diagnostic features as well as current concepts of pathogenesis, therapy and prevention of the principal forms of cardiomyopathy are reviewed. These include hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, dilated cardiomyopathy, restrictive cardiomyopathy and specific cardiac muscle disease. Emphasis is placed on recent developments and unresolved questions requiring application of newer techniques of molecular biology and genetics and adult myocyte culturing.
ISSN:	0735-1097 1558-3597
DOI:	10.1016/0735-1097(89)90293-3