Dilated cardiomyopathy classification
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Abdelrahman Ibrahim Abushouk, MD[2]
Overview
Dilated cardiomyopathy can be classified in terms of etiology, according to the presence of ischemia (ischemic and non-ischemic) or the mode of inheritance (Familial and non-familial).
Classification
Dilated cardiomyopathy can be classified in terms of etiology [1][2]:
- Based on the presence of ischemia
- Ischemic DCM: In which the underlying cause is related to ischemia like coronary artery disease.
- Non-ischemic DCM: In which ischemia was not he main driver of DCM pathogenesis.
- Based on the mode of inheritance:
- Familial: In which an inherited genetic mutation started the myopathy process
- Non-familial: related to other causes as infections, toxins, drugs, and peripartum cardiomyopathy
References
- ↑ Sinagra G, Elliott PM, Merlo M (2019). “Dilated cardiomyopathy: so many cardiomyopathies!”. Eur Heart J. doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehz908. PMID 31872205.
- ↑ Rosenbaum AN, Agre KE, Pereira NL (2019). “Genetics of dilated cardiomyopathy: practical implications for heart failure management”. Nat Rev Cardiol. doi:10.1038/s41569-019-0284-0. PMID 31605094.
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