Inherited cardiomyopathies are a major cause of heart disease in all age groups, often with an onset in adolescence or early adult life. Not only the patients but also their families can be severely ...

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines on cardiomyopathies are published online today in European Heart Journal. This is the first international guideline document to include all ...

Cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle that makes it harder for the heart to pump blood to the rest of the body. Certain kinds can be passed down through the family (inherited). As the ...

This article, the first in a two-part series, discusses the classification, pathophysiology and presentation of cardiomyopathies. It comes with a self-assessment enabling you to test your knowledge ...

Cardiomyopathies are diseases characterised by structural and functional abnormalities of the myocardium. There are various types and subtypes, which means that tests, treatments and patient advice ...

The interim update in heart failure reflects results from 10 clinical trials that have been published since the 2021 ESC Guidelines were released. What do you do when your 5-year guidelines update in ...

Avidity expands its leading RNA delivery technology into precision cardiology with two new wholly-owned development candidates targeting rare genetic cardiomyopathies: AOC 1086 to treat PLN ...

With developments in imaging and genetic testing over the past decade that enable clinicians to better identify and treat a range of cardiomyopathies, the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) this ...

Peripartum cardiomyopathy shares some clinical features with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy, a disorder caused by mutations in more than 40 genes, including TTN, which encodes the sarcomere protein ...

The European Society of Cardiology has released new guidelines for cardiomyopathies, their first major comprehensive international guidelines to address diagnosis and treatment of the broad causes of ...