Cor Vasa 2011, 53(1-2):39-43

Advances in differential diagnosis of cardiomyopathies

Miloš Kubánek^1,*, Marek Šramko¹, Jana Vrbská¹, Dana Kautznerová²

¹ Klinika kardiologie

² Oddělení radiodiagnostických metod, Institut klinické a experimentální medicíny, Praha, Česká republika

Development of the classification of cardiomyopathies evolves from a descriptive approach to identification of the causes of the disease. Advances in the fields of molecular genetics, imaging techniques, and evaluation of endomyocardial biopsy specimens have provided new insights into the etiology of individual types of cardiomyopathy. The paper seeks to assess the value of the above specialties and tools in current clinical practice.

Keywords: Hereditary cardiomyopathy; Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; Endomyocardial biopsy; Cardiomyopathy

Published: January 1, 2011  Show citation