RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy: A common but mystifying cause of heart failure
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 481
OP 487
VO 69
IS 6
A1 Mohan, Siva B.
A1 Parker, Miriam
A1 Wehbi, Mohammad
A1 Douglass, Paul
YR 2002
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/69/6/481.abstract
AB While researchers try to elucidate the origins of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy, clinicians continue to face the challenges of identifying and treating the causes of this condition to improve symptoms and survival. We review classification schemes for dilated cardiomyopathy and the current range of diagnostic and therapeutic options and treatment goals.