Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Introduction Pressure-volume (PV) loops provide a crucial insight into cardiac function by illustrating the relationship between ventricular pressure and volume throughout the cardiac cycle. In Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), these loops undergo distinct alterations, reflecting the disease’s hallmark characteristics: increased end-diastolic volumes, impaired systolic function, and reliance on preload augmentation to sustain cardiac output. This article … Read more