[Dilated and ischemic cardiomyopathy: differential diagnosis].
A uniform set of differential-diagnostic methods was used in 45 patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCMP) and 36 patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICMP). The following parameters, significant for differentiation of the above diseases, have been defined: case history data, more deep decrease of global myocardial contractility and dilation of cardiac chambers, prevalence of increased linear sizes of the right ventricle, reduction of linear sizes of the aorta and left ventricular hypertrophy in DCMP; a different direction of left ventricular contractility index in dobutamine test.
M A
MA
Gurevich
B V
BV
Gordienko
D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000175:diagnosis*; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans