Secrets in Cardiology: Rare Causes of Common Phenotypes
A special issue of Diagnostics (ISSN 2075-4418). This special issue belongs to the section "Medical Imaging and Theranostics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2023) | Viewed by 543
Special Issue Editor
2. Partner Site Rhine-Main, German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Bad Nauheim, Germany
Interests: cardiac magnetic resonance; cardiac computed tomography; heart failure; acute cardiac care
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Typical phenotypes associated with heart failure, such as dilated or hypertrophic cardiomyopathies, can have different underlying etiologies. Some of these do not occur very frequently, but have high clinical impact if they are overlooked. Examples include myocardial inflammation, e.g., sarcoidosis in dilative cardiomyopathy or amyloidosis and morbus Fabry in hypertrophic phenotypes. Today, there are effective treatments for these rare but important causes of heart failure, which makes early diagnosis paramount for the patient´s prognosis.In this Special Issue of Diagnostics, we want to address the clinical modalities that help medical professionals to make the correct differential diagnosis and monitor the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions. We welcome all manuscripts that focus on diagnostic aspects from genetic testing to multi-modality imaging or endomyocardial biopsy.
Dr. Andreas Rolf
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- cardiomyopathies
- heart failure
- rare diseases
- cardiac magnetic resonance
- multi-modality imaging
- myocardial inflammation
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