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Restrictive cardiomyopathy is a rare condition with poor prognosis that requires a combination of echocardiography, cardiac MRI, and endomyocardial biopsy for definitive diagnosis and differentiation from constrictive pericarditis.
Restrictive cardiomyopathy is a rare but highly fatal condition with diverse etiologies, characterized by restrictive ventricular filling and poor long-term prognosis.
Restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) is the least common phenotype of cardiomyopathies with controversy in its exact definition, epidemiology and diagnostic criteria. If left untreated, the disorder could ultimately lead to heart failure. This review article documents available research-based evidence to provide a comprehensive clinical understanding of RCM, its epidemiology, diagnosis and clinical management. The article is organized into ten main sections, namely description, classification, epidemiology, clinical manifestation, prognosis, causes of death, pathophysiology, etiology, differential diagnosis, and clinical management. The article concludes with a concise summary of the main points discussed.
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Aref Albakri (2018) conducted a review in Restrictive cardiomyopathy. Diagnostic methods (Echocardiography, MRI, Biopsy) was evaluated. Restrictive cardiomyopathy is a rare condition with poor prognosis that requires a combination of echocardiography, cardiac MRI, and endomyocardial biopsy for definitive diagnosis and differentiation from constrictive pericarditis.
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