ABC Heart Fail Cardiomyop 2023; 3(1): e20230013
Clinical Reasoning and Classification of Cardiomyopathies
Vagner Madrini Junior, Evandro Tinoco Mesquita
, Diane Xavier de Avila
, Fabio Fernandes
Definition
Cardiomyopathies (CMPs) are a group of diseases with multiple etiologies and heterogeneous phenotypes, ranging from microscopic changes in cardiomyocytes in asymptomatic patients to cases of fulminant heart failure with fluid retention, and perfusion and heart rhythm changes. A CMP was initially defined as a heart muscle disease caused by genetic defects, myocyte injury or myocardial infiltration, and characterized by structural and functional abnormalities in the absence of congenital disease, valvular disease or hypertension. The initial approach of patients with CMP consists of clinical evaluation and complementary imaging techniques and genetic testing, in search of diagnostic evidence and the need for specific tests ().,
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Keywords: Cardiomyopathies; Genetics; Hypertrophy
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