About half of hypertrophic and dilated cardiomyopathies cases have been recognized as
genetic diseases with mutations in sarcomeric proteins. The sarcomeric proteins are …

Pregnancy is a dynamic process associated with profound hormonally mediated
haemodynamic changes which result in structural and functional adaptations in the …

Time-varying elastance models can simulate only the pressure and volume signals in the
heart chambers while the diagnosis of clinical cases and evaluation of different treatment …

Background A substantial prevalence of cardiovascular disease is known for COPD, but
detection of its presence, relationship to functional findings and contribution to symptoms …

In accordance with the “Standards for the Elaboration of Guidelines, Positions and
Normations” sanctioned by the Brazilian Society of Cardiology, this document was written to …

Cardiomyopathies (CMPs) are myocardial disorders in which the heart muscle is structurally
and functionally abnormal in the absence of abnormal conditions that can explain the …

Heart failure (HF) is recognized as a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.
Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a common phenotype in patients presenting with HF …

Background Tissue characterisation with cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR)
parametric map** has the potential to detect and quantify both focal and diffuse alterations …

Cardiomyopathies are a heterogeneous group of structural, mechanical, and electrical heart
muscle disorders which often correlate with life-threatening arrhythmias and progressive …

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) remains an enigmatic cardiovascular disease (CVD)
condition characterized by contractile dysfunction of the myocardium due to dilation of the …