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- Title
DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY PATIENTS.
- Authors
Ţica, Ovidiu; Ţica, Anca Otilia; Roşca, Elena; Roşan, Larisa; Pantea, Vlad; Ignat, Ioana Romanul; Şandor-Huniadi, Anca; Şandor-Huniadi, Mircea; Popa, Anca; Popescu, Mircea- Ioachim
- Abstract
Introduction: Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is characterized by a global heart dilation which leads to systolic impairment. More than half of primary DCM are familial in nature. Classic symptoms include paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, orthopnea, leg swelling, and shortness of breath. Aim: DCM is one of the most common causes of congestive heart failure with an ominous prognosis. Methods: We performed a retrospective study were we included all deceased patients in our department with diagnosis of DCM (128 patients) during a period of 1 year. We examined medical charts, death certificates, autopsy reports and histopathological reports. Results and Discussions: From the whole cohort, 63 corpses were autopsied and all the organs were examined. Generalized atherosclerosis was documented in 57 patients but the real number is consistently bigger (no documentation of atherosclerosis was made in patients who were exempt of the autopsy). Conclusion: Early detection and proper treatment may improve the quality of life in these patients.
- Subjects
CONGESTIVE heart failure; DILATED cardiomyopathy; PRIMARY care; SYMPTOMS; PROGNOSIS; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Analele Universitatii din Oradea, Fascicula Ecotoxicologie, Zootehnie si Tehnologii în Industria Alimentara, 2017, Vol 16, Issue Part A, p199
- ISSN
1583-4301
- Publication type
Article