Document Detail


Restrictive cardiomyopathy--an outdated concept?
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21528756     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Restrictive cardiomyopathy is probably the least common of all cardiomyopathies, with a nonspecific clinical presentation and a frequently unknown cause. The concept of RCM has changed tremendously over time. Today it includes a large panel of disorders characterized by a non-hypertrophied, non-dilated cardiac phenotype and a restrictive ventricular filling pattern. Several unsuccessful attempts to define and classify cardiomyopathies have been made, but they all proved problematic due to the contradiction in terms and the overlap between classical patterns. Advances in disease pathology, genomics and molecular biology are emerging as the framework of a new revolutionary classification system, focused on the dynamic interaction between genotype and phenotype. In this context, RCM is evolving as a self-contained hemodynamic and pathophysiological concept, although questionable due to its uncertain practical utility.
Authors:
Carmen Ginghină; Raluca Mihalache; B A Popescu; Ruxandra Jurcuţ
Related Documents :
11098956 - Echo-doppler observations during cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
20679426 - Survival after cardiac arrest and severe lactic acidosis (ph 6.61) due to haemorrhage.
2551006 - Pre-cpr conditions and the final outcome of cpr. the cerebral resuscitation study group.
18431276 - Prearrest administration of low-molecular-weight heparin in porcine cardiac arrest: hem...
18973396 - Antithrombotic therapies in primary angioplasty: rationale, results and future directions.
18520526 - Acute heart failure treatment.
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Romanian journal of internal medicine = Revue roumaine de médecine interne     Volume:  48     ISSN:  1220-4749     ISO Abbreviation:  Rom J Intern Med     Publication Date:  2010  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-05-02     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9304507     Medline TA:  Rom J Intern Med     Country:  Romania    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  293-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania. carmenginghina2010@gmail.com
Export Citation:
APA/MLA Format     Download EndNote     Download BibTex
MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine


Previous Document:  Evaluation of inter-relationship between behavioral inhibition, behavioral activation, avoidance, da...
Next Document:  Carcinogenesis and infection with Helicobacter pylori.