title: Rare cardiomyopathies: diagnostic features.
abstract: Cardiomyopathies (CM) are an important and heterogeneous group of diseases affecting the myocardium. They can induce mechanical and/or electrical disorders and are due to a variety of causes, they frequently are genetic. However, since their high number and their clinical complexity, the identification is still a challenge. Echocardiography is a very useful tool in the assessment of CM. In this review we aim to define the typical clinical features and to discuss the main diagnostic tool, above all echocardiography that can help physicians in the correct assessment of CM.
authors.affiliation: University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy. salvatore.novo@unipa.it
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Novo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fazio
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Salvo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Bella
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zito
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Carità
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Centineo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Toia
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mancuso
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Castellano
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Carerj
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Novo
mesh_terms: D019571:Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia / Q000175:diagnosis; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics; D002313:Cardiomyopathy, Restrictive / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D000795:Fabry Disease / Q000150:complications; D005621:Friedreich Ataxia / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000175:diagnosis