Current Concepts in Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy, Second Edition presents essential insights into all aspects of this complex disease and will serve as a valuable guide to help readers provide the best possible care for their patients. Discussion by internationally recognized authorities includes: -Increasing evidence that arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy is not necessarily confined to the RV, but often involves both ventricles -Basic and clinical science of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy -Pathophysiology, molecular mechanisms, and genetic background -The mechanisms of disease progression leading to a diversity of diseasephenotypes -Guidance in the clinical setting for diagnosis, risk stratification, and therapy

Current Concepts in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy/Dysplasia (ARVC/D) presents important insights to all aspects of this disease. Discussion of ARVC/D by the experts includes: pathophysiology, molecular mechanisms, and genetic background; challenges in the clinical setting in regard to diagnosis, risk stratification, and therapy.

Edited and written by internationally recognized authorities, Current Concepts in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy/Dysplasia (ARVC/D) presents important insights to all aspects of this unique disease and will serve as a valuable guide to help readers provide the best possible care for their patients. Discussion of ARVC/D by the experts includes: Basic and clinical science. Pathophysiology, molecular mechanisms, and genetic background. The mechanisms of disease progression leading to a diversity of disease phenotypes. Challenges in the clinical setting with respect to diagnosis, risk stratification, and therapy.

Edited and written by internationally recognized authorities, Current Concepts in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy/Dysplasia (ARVC/D) presents important insights to all aspects of this unique disease and will serve as a valuable guide to help readers provide the best possible care for their patients. Discussion of ARVC/D by the experts includes: · Basic and clinical science. · Pathophysiology, molecular mechanisms, and genetic background. · The mechanisms of disease progression leading to a diversity of disease phenotypes. · Challenges in the clinical setting with respect to diagnosis, risk stratification, and therapy. “The editors…have enlisted as authors those who first recognized and named the disease, and most of those responsible for the recent advances in this fascinating area. The result is an excellent, comprehensive but very readable text dealing with this increasingly important spectrum of diseases. It is a unique book that should be found on the shelves of everyone who seeks to manage patients with cardiac arrhythmia because amongst those who seek advice there are sure to be patients with this challenging disease.” - From the foreword by A. John Camm, MD

This open access book presents a comprehensive overview of dilated cardiomyopathy, providing readers with practical guidelines for its clinical management. The first part of the book analyzes in detail the disease’s pathophysiology, its diagnostic work up as well as the prognostic stratification, and illustrates the role of genetics and gene-environment interaction. The second part presents current and future treatment options, highlighting the importance of long-term and individualized treatments and follow-up. Furthermore, it discusses open issues, such as the apparent healing phenomenon, the early prognosis of arrhythmic events or the use of genetic testing in clinical practice. Offering a multidisciplinary approach for optimizing the clinical management of DCM, this book is an invaluable aid not only for the clinical cardiologists, but for all physicians involved in the care of this challenging disease.

Cardiomyopathies are diseases of the heart muscle with diverse etiologies ranging from myocarditis to gene mutations. They are classified according to morphology and function, and then further categorized based on whether they are familial or non-familial and based on specific etiologies. This book examines the various cardiomyopathies, including arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and dilated cardiomyopathy, as well as their genetic basis.