A disrupted protein degradation process in heart muscle cells can lead to a range of severe heart diseases. In the case of ...

has emerged as an important imaging modality for the diagnosis, management and risk stratification of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Differentiation of HCM from other ...

The term dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) refers to a spectrum of heterogeneous myocardial disorders ... leads in ≈50% of patients with cardiac amyloidosis despite the presence of ventricular wall ...

In the past decade there has been a growing interest in understanding sex and gender differences in myocarditis and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), and the purpose of this review is to provide an update ...

A new study has identified an enzyme that plays an important role in breaking down unneeded or damaged proteins in the heart -- an important process for maintaining heart health.

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a common yet challenging cardiac disease ... This review article presents the evidence behind current guideline-directed SCD risk markers and then explores new ...

Background: Endothelial dysfunction contributes to the pathophysiology of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Allogeneic but not autologous mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) improve endothelial function in DCM ...

If USP5 was then missing, a dilated cardiomyopathy developed in the following," reported Silke Kreher. Co-author Yvonne Eibach adds: "Using magnetic resonance imaging as a imaging method, we were able ...

Earlier studies had shown that cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) could identify adults with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy at higher risk of sudden ...