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Dilated Cardiomyopathy Prognosis

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Fauchier L, Poret P, Robin I, de Labriolle A, Giraudeau C, Cosnay P, et al. Different criteria of cardiac resynchronization therapy and their prognostic value for worsening heart failure or major arrhythmic events in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. Am J Cardiol. 2006 Feb;97(3):393-399.

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...(dilate) or become too thick (become hypertrophic). In either case, the heart doesn't pump correctly.Dilated Cardiomyopathy. Dilated cardiomyopathy involves an enlarged heart ventricle. The... Read more »

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