Dilated cardiomyopathy: differential diagnosis, approaches to therapy, surgical treatment

• Filippov E.V.
• Yakushin S.S.

AbstractDilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) - the disease which is characterized by a left ventricular dilatation with development of a systolic heart failure and isn't bound to coronary heart disease or valvular dysfunction. The risk of DCM development at the age of more senior than 40 years reaches 90%. This educational module is devoted to topical issues of differential diagnosis, therapy and surgical treatment of this serious illness.

Keywords:dilated cardiomyopathy, left ventricular dilatation, systolic heart failure, diagnosis, therapy, surgical treatment

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