Advances in Cardiomyopathies

Front Matter....Pages I-XVII
Introduction: Thirty Years of Cardiomyopathy....Pages 1-4
Front Matter....Pages 5-5
Evolution of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy....Pages 7-24
The Natural History and Clinical Course of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy....Pages 25-31
Left Ventricular Systolic and Diastolic Function in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy....Pages 32-37
Radionuclide Assessment of Diastolic Function in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Relation to Symptoms and Prognosis....Pages 38-43
Ischemia, Coronary Blood Flow, and Coronary Reserve in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy....Pages 44-57
Left Ventricular Diastolic Function and Myocardial Ischemia in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Assessment by Radionuclide Methods....Pages 58-71
Sudden Death in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Identification and Management of High Risk Patients....Pages 72-80
Electrophysiologic Studies in Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Safety and Relation of Results to Clinical Findings....Pages 81-89
Cerebral Embolic Risk in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy....Pages 90-96
Cytogenetic Studies in Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Identification of a Fragile Site on Human Chromosome 16....Pages 97-102
Medical Treatment of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy....Pages 103-121
Surgical Results in Patients with Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy....Pages 122-135
Utility of Intraoperative Echocardiography in Planning Surgical Strategy in Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy....Pages 136-150
Rational Choice of Medical and/or Surgical Therapy in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy....Pages 151-167
Changes in Left Ventricular Hemodynamics of Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) Patients Treated with VAT Sequential Pacing....Pages 168-174
Future Trends in Research in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy....Pages 175-178
Front Matter....Pages 179-179
Experimental Viral Myocarditis: Immunopathogenetic Aspects....Pages 181-189
Dichotomous Effects of Cyclophosphamide in Murine Coxsackievirus B3-Induced Myocarditis....Pages 190-193
Enterovirus RNA Sequences in Hearts with Dilated Cardiomyopathy: A Pathogenetic Link Between Virus Infection and Dilated Cardiomyopathy....Pages 194-198
Front Matter....Pages 179-179
HLA Haplotype in Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Genetically Determined Immune Response Factors of Etiologic Importance?....Pages 199-208
Humoral and Cell-Mediated Immunity: Pathogenetic Mechanisms in Dilated Cardiomyopathy....Pages 209-220
Biomolecular Changes in Dilated Cardiomyopathy....Pages 221-234
The β -Adrenergic Receptor-G Protein-Adenylate Cyclase Complex in Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy....Pages 235-250
Immune-Genetic Control of Anti- β -Receptor Antibodies in Human Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy....Pages 251-256
Catecholamines, β -Receptors and Morphology in Dilated Cardiomyopathy: A Preliminary Report....Pages 257-265
Histopathological Diagnosis of Acute Myocarditis and Dilated Cardiomyopathy....Pages 266-273
Ultrastructural Changes in Myocarditis and Dilated Cardiomyopathy....Pages 274-289
Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Immunofluorescence and Electron-Microscopic Findings in Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy....Pages 290-301
Natural History of Viral Myocarditis: Critical Viewpoints....Pages 302-315
Clinical Presentation and Evolution in Treated and Untreated Myocarditis....Pages 316-324
Immunosuppressive Therapy in Active Myocarditis....Pages 325-330
Immunosuppressive Therapy in Myocarditis —24-Month Follow-up....Pages 331-336
Natural History and Prognosis of Overt Dilated Cardiomyopathy....Pages 337-346
Myocardial Perfusion and Metabolism in Dilated Cardiomyopathy....Pages 347-353
Complex Ventricular Arrhythmias in Dilated Cardiomyopathy: A Multicenter Italian Experience....Pages 354-367
Essential Ventricular Arrhythmias: An Early Step Toward Cardiomyopathy?....Pages 368-374
Role of Radionuclide Angiography in the Diagnosis of Early Ventricular Dysfunction in Patients with Complex Ventricular Arrhythmias....Pages 375-385
Italian Multicenter Cardiomyopathy Study Group....Pages 386-390
Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Children....Pages 391-396
Front Matter....Pages 179-179
Anatomoclinical Aspects of Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy....Pages 397-408
Right Ventricular Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy: The Clinical Point of View....Pages 409-415
Arrhythmologic Study in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia: Prognostic Implications in Fifty Patients....Pages 416-422
Positive Inotropic Therapy for Chronic Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Congestive Failure....Pages 423-427
Vasodilator Therapy for Cardiomyopathy....Pages 428-434
Beta-Blockade in Dilated Cardiomyopathy....Pages 435-447
Role of Antiarrhythmic Treatment in Dilated Cardiomyopathy....Pages 448-461
Cardiac Transplantation for Dilated Cardiomyopathy....Pages 462-469
Long-Term Treatment with Amiodarone for the Prevention of Sudden Death in Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy....Pages 470-474
Back Matter....Pages 475-480