Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Dilated Cardiomyopathy is the most common cardiomyopathy. We cover causes, including pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of Dilated Cardiomyopathy. 

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Timestamps:
0:00 What is Dilated Cardiomyopathy?
0:13 Dilated Cardiomyopathy Epidemiology
0:53 Dilated Cardiomyopathy Causes (Primary vs Secondary)
1:52 Dilated Cardiomyopathy Pathophysiology (with Compensatory Mechanisms) 
4:09 Dilated Cardiomyopathy Signs and Symptoms
4:44 Dilated Cardiomyopathy Diagnosis
5:49 Dilated Cardiomyopathy Treatment

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References:

1. Bice, T.W., 2024. Dilated Cardiomyopathy. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing. [online] Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK441911/. (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
2. Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD), 2025. Dilated cardiomyopathy. [online] Available at: https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/221/dilated-cardiomyopathy.
3. Wikipedia, 2025. Dilated cardiomyopathy. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilated_cardiomyopathy.
4. Life in the Fast Lane (LITFL), 2025. Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM) • ECG Library Diagnosis. [online] Available at: https://litfl.com/dilated-cardiomyopathy-dcm-ecg-library/.
5. McDonagh, T.A., 2017. Diagnosis and assessment of dilated cardiomyopathy: a guideline protocol from the British Society of Echocardiography. Echo Research and Practice, 4(3), pp.R85–R98. [online] Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5574280/. (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)

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