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| Year : 2015 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 156-160 |
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Pathobiology of cardiomyopathies: Experience at a Tertiary Care Center
Uma Nahar Saikia1, Ajay Bahl2, Baijayantimala Mishra3, Mrinalini Sharma3, Vandana Kumari3, KK Talwar2
1 Department of Histopathology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
2 Department of Cardiology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
3 Department of Virology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Uma Nahar Saikia
Department of Histopathology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
India
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DOI: 10.4103/2395-5414.166333
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Background: Cardiomyopathies are a heterogeneous group of diseases of the myocardium associated with varied pathology. Pathology data from India are scarce. Methods: A retrospective, descriptive study of autopsies, as well as endomyocardial biopsy specimens, was done of patients with cardiomyopathy. The clinical and pathological features are described. Results: There were 32 patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. Two were pediatric, and two had arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy. Myocarditis was seen in 12 cases. In our endomyocardial biopsy data of 32 patients with restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM), we found amyloid in 13 and idiopathic RCM in the remainder. Our genetic studies in cardiomyopathies suggest that the same genetic mutation may lead to different phenotypic manifestations with restrictive or hypertrophic cardiomyopathies in different families. Conclusions: This study gives insight into the pathology and etiology of some of the cardiomyopathies seen in India. They differ from the west, and now with the availability of genotyping and magnetic resonance imaging, more data should soon be available from more centers. |
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