Insights into mildly dilated cardiomyopathy: temporal evolution and long‐term prognosis

Aims Mildly dilated cardiomyopathy (MDCM) has been proposed as a subtype of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) characterized by systolic dysfunction in the absence of significant LV dilatation. Few data on the characteristics and outcomes of MDCM patients are available. We sought to assess the main featur...

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Published in:European journal of heart failure 2017-04, Vol.19 (4), p.531-539
Main Authors: Gigli, Marta, Stolfo, Davide, Merlo, Marco, Barbati, Giulia, Ramani, Federica, Brun, Francesca, Pinamonti, Bruno, Sinagra, Gianfranco
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists - therapeutic use
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors - therapeutic use
Animals
Arrhythmias, Cardiac - etiology
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
Cardiomyopathy
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - complications
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - mortality
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - physiopathology
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - therapy
Defibrillators, Implantable
Disease Progression
Echocardiography
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart failure
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Prognosis
Proportional Hazards Models
Retrospective Studies
ROC Curve
Severity of Illness Index
Stroke Volume
Tachycardia, Ventricular - etiology
Time Factors
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Summary:Aims Mildly dilated cardiomyopathy (MDCM) has been proposed as a subtype of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) characterized by systolic dysfunction in the absence of significant LV dilatation. Few data on the characteristics and outcomes of MDCM patients are available. We sought to assess the main features and the long‐term natural history of MDCM. Methods and results From 1988 to 2010 we analysed all DCM patients consecutively evaluated at our Institution. MDCM was defined as LVEF
ISSN:1388-9842
1879-0844
DOI:10.1002/ejhf.608