Dilated Cardiomyopathy Overview

Review
In: GeneReviews® [Internet]. Seattle (WA): University of Washington, Seattle; 1993.
[updated ].

Excerpt

The purpose of this overview is to:

  1. 1

    Define DCM;

  2. 2

    Identify the categories of DCM;

  3. 3

    Provide the evaluation strategy of a proband with nonsyndromic DCM;

  4. 4

    Provide a basic view of genetic risk assessment of at-risk asymptomatic relatives of a proband with DCM to inform cardiac surveillance and allow early detection and treatment of DCM to improve long-term outcome.

Publication types

  • Review