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Restrictive cardiomyopathy is a diverse group of diseases characterized by restrictive diastolic dysfunction due to widespread fibrosis or infiltration of ventricular walls, requiring specific diagnostic approaches and targeted therapies depending on the underlying etiology.
This review summarizes the classification, etiology, pathophysiology, clinical features, and diagnostic modalities for restrictive cardiomyopathy.
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Unifies RCMD under restrictive diastolic dysfunction from fibrosis or infiltration; leaves open etiology-specific prospective validation.
The article deals with the classification, etiology, pathogenesis, clinic, diagnosis and treatment of restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCMD) as a wide range of diseases united by a single pathophysiological mechanism of restrictive diastolic dysfunction due to widespread fibrosis or infiltration of ventricular walls by various pathological substances.
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Butko et al. (2017) conducted a review in Restrictive cardiomyopathy. Restrictive cardiomyopathy is a diverse group of diseases characterized by restrictive diastolic dysfunction due to widespread fibrosis or infiltration of ventricular walls, requiring specific diagnostic approaches and targeted therapies depending on the underlying etiology.
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