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Research Paper | Medicine | India | Volume 9 Issue 7, July 2020
A Descriptive Study of Clinical Finding of Dilated Cardiomyopathy at Rural Heart Center
Dr. Rajiv Girdhar [4] | Dr. Jawahar Pathi | Dr. Prajwal Boregowda
Abstract: BACKGROUND: A More number of cases presenting with congestive cardiac failure with cardiomegaly with no specific etiology is known. They have been termed dilated cardiomyopathy. Aim: To study the clinical profile of DCM patients coming to Rajarajeswari hospital in bangalore. METHODS: This was a descriptive hospital-record based study involving a total of 100 patients with dilated cardiomyopathy from August 2018 to January 2020. RESULTS & CONCLUSION: Among the 100 study participants having DCM, Dilated cardiomyopathy was observed at all age groups but more common in middle aged and elderly population. It is more common in males. The most common type is idiopathic cardiomyopathy followed by diabetic, alcoholic and peripartum cardiomyopathy. The common presenting symptoms include exertional dyspnoea, easy fatigability and pedal edema.
Keywords: Dilated cardiomyopathy, Congestive cardiac failure, Idiopathic DCM, Past partum DCM
Edition: Volume 9 Issue 7, July 2020,
Pages: 180 - 181
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Informative Article, Medicine, India, Volume 11 Issue 11, November 2022
Pages: 477 - 479Abdominal Pain as a Consequence of Dilated Cardiomyopathy - A Rare Case Report
Dr. Vaibhav Bhandari | Dr. S. V. Dhadke | Dr. Prashant Bhokate
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Research Paper, Medicine, India, Volume 11 Issue 2, February 2022
Pages: 1081 - 1087Clinical Profile of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Special Reference to Echocardiographic Finding
Dr Binay Kumar Singh | Dr. Abhijeet Kumar | Dr. Jyoti Prabha | Dr. Abhay Kumar Kedia