Key result
Echocardiography plays a pivotal role in establishing the diagnosis, defining the aetiology, and guiding the management of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy.
Why the study?
What is the role of echocardiography in the evaluation and management of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy?
What is the role of echocardiography in the evaluation and management of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy?
Echocardiography plays a pivotal role in diagnosing, determining etiology, and guiding management in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy.
Echocardiography refines DCM phenotyping; leaves open aetiology-specific prognostic thresholds pending prospective validation.
Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a common and malignant condition, which carries a poor long-term prognosis. Underlying disease aetiologies are varied, and often carry specific implications for treatment and prognosis. The role of echocardiography is essential in not only establishing the diagnosis, but also in defining the aetiology, and understanding the pathophysiology. This article therefore explores the pivotal role of echocardiography in the evaluation and management of patients with DCM.
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Thomas et al. (2009) conducted a review in Dilated cardiomyopathy. Echocardiography was evaluated. Echocardiography plays a pivotal role in establishing the diagnosis, defining the aetiology, and guiding the management of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy.
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