S. D. Padrao

Dilated cardiomyopathy: does the right ventricle have an impact on prognostic outcomes?

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is characterized by ventricular dilatation and systolic dysfunction in the absence of abnormal loading conditions or significant coronary artery disease and remains an important cause of heart failure and cardiac death. Although left ventricular (LV) impairment is classically emphasiz...