Papillary muscle scarring in DCM patients is associated with higher risks of cardiac death, heart failure, and arrhythmia events. Microvascular dysfunction is a strong predictor of poor prognosis, ...

A Spanish study shows that patients with genetic dilated cardiomyopathy who experience severe arrhythmias are at an elevated risk of developing advanced heart failure and requiring a heart transplant.

New epidemiological research is challenging the long-held assumption that myocardial infarction is the primary cause of sudden cardiac death (SCD). MI was the driver of sudden death in just 41% of ...

The epidemiology of sudden cardiac deaths (SCDs) was turned on its head Thursday, with research showing that in reality, ischemic cardiac disease is not the leading driver of SCDs, as previously ...

Obesity, in and of itself, and independent of other cardiovascular risk factors, may cause changes to the heart that can lead to sudden cardiac death, a new case-control study suggests. Researchers ...

Dilated cardiomyopathy is one of the main causes of heart failure in young people and the leading cause of heart transplantation worldwide Dilated cardiomyopathy is one of the leading causes of heart ...