Importance of Genetic Testing in Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Applications and Challenges in Clinical Practice

Abstract Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a clinical syndrome characterized by left ventricular dilatation and contractile dysfunction. It is the most common cause of heart failure in young adults. The advent of next-generation sequencing has contributed to the discovery of a large amount of genomic...

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Main Authors: Arsonval Lamounier Júnior, Filipe Ferrari, Renato Max, Luiz Eduardo Fonteles Ritt, Ricardo Stein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC)
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2019000800274&lng=en&tlng=en