An Updated View on Cardiomyopathies: Genetics, Imaging and Future Perspectives
A special issue of Biomedicines (ISSN 2227-9059). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular and Translational Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 251
Editors
Interests: cardiomyopathies; echocardiography; amyloidosis; Anderson–Fabry disease; hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; dilated cardiomyopathy; laminopathies; heart failure; myocarditis; autoimmune cardiac diseases; pregnancy and cardiovascular diseases; cardiovascular genetics; inherited arrhythmia syndromes
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Interests: cardiomyopathies; cardiac multimodality imaging; cardiac echocardiography; amyloidosis; fabry disease; hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; arrhythmias; heart failure; brugada syndrome; long QT syndrome; rare cardiovascular diseases; cardiogenetics
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Interests: cardiomyopathies; multimodality cardiac imaging; heart failure; cardiac computed tomography; advanced echocardiography; precision medicine; risk stratification; heart transplantation; artificial intelligence; preventive medicine
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Cardiomyopathies represent a heterogeneous group of myocardial disorders associated with significant morbidity and mortality across all age groups. Over the past decade, major advances in genetics, multimodality imaging, and molecular biology have profoundly reshaped our understanding of cardiomyopathy phenotypes, disease mechanisms, and clinical management. Next-generation sequencing has expanded the spectrum of genetic variants associated with inherited and apparently sporadic cardiomyopathies, highlighting complex genotype–phenotype correlations and variable disease penetrance. In parallel, advanced imaging techniques—including cardiac magnetic resonance—have become essential tools for early diagnosis, risk stratification, and therapeutic decision-making.
This Special Issue aims to provide an up-to-date overview of where we currently stand in the field of cardiomyopathies, with a particular focus on genetic insights, advanced imaging, and their integration into precision medicine. We welcome original research articles and state-of-the-art reviews addressing pathophysiological mechanisms, novel diagnostic approaches, prognostic markers, and emerging therapeutic strategies. Contributions exploring future directions, including personalized risk assessment, targeted therapies, and translational perspectives, are particularly encouraged. Through a multidisciplinary approach, this Special Issue seeks to highlight current evidence while outlining future challenges and opportunities in the evolving landscape of cardiomyopathies.
Dr. Maria Cristina Carella
Dr. Cinzia Forleo
Dr. Andrea Igoren Guaricci
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- cardiomyopathies
- genetics
- genotype–phenotype correlation
- advanced cardiac imaging
- cardiac magnetic resonance
- precision medicine
- risk stratification
- inherited heart disease
- molecular mechanisms
- emerging therapies
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