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oapen-20.500.12657-228852024-03-22T19:23:33Z Dilated Cardiomyopathy Sinagra, Gianfranco Merlo, Marco Pinamonti, Bruno Medicine Cardiology Cardiac imaging Human genetics Regenerative medicine Tissue engineering thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MF Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences::MFN Medical genetics thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MJ Clinical and internal medicine::MJD Cardiovascular medicine thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MK Medical specialties, branches of medicine::MKS Medical imaging thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSF Cellular biology (cytology) This open access book presents a comprehensive overview of dilated cardiomyopathy, providing readers with practical guidelines for its clinical management. The first part of the book analyzes in detail the disease’s pathophysiology, its diagnostic work up as well as the prognostic stratification, and illustrates the role of genetics and gene-environment interaction. The second part presents current and future treatment options, highlighting the importance of long-term and individualized treatments and follow-up. Furthermore, it discusses open issues, such as the apparent healing phenomenon, the early prognosis of arrhythmic events or the use of genetic testing in clinical practice. Offering a multidisciplinary approach for optimizing the clinical management of DCM, this book is an invaluable aid not only for the clinical cardiologists, but for all physicians involved in the care of this challenging disease. 2020-03-18 13:36:15 2020-04-01T08:54:59Z 2020-04-01T08:54:59Z 2019 book 1007276 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/22885 eng application/pdf n/a 1007276.pdf https://www.springer.com/9783030138646 Springer Nature 10.1007/978-3-030-13864-6 10.1007/978-3-030-13864-6 6c6992af-b843-4f46-859c-f6e9998e40d5 241 Cham open access
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This open access book presents a comprehensive overview of dilated cardiomyopathy, providing readers with practical guidelines for its clinical management. The first part of the book analyzes in detail the disease’s pathophysiology, its diagnostic work up as well as the prognostic stratification, and illustrates the role of genetics and gene-environment interaction. The second part presents current and future treatment options, highlighting the importance of long-term and individualized treatments and follow-up. Furthermore, it discusses open issues, such as the apparent healing phenomenon, the early prognosis of arrhythmic events or the use of genetic testing in clinical practice. Offering a multidisciplinary approach for optimizing the clinical management of DCM, this book is an invaluable aid not only for the clinical cardiologists, but for all physicians involved in the care of this challenging disease.
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