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040			_aISI Library _bEnglish
082	0	4	_a100 SD:610.621 _bWHO.Tr.697
110	1		_aWHO Expert Committee on Cardiomyopathies
245	1	0	_aCardiomyopathies : report of a WHO expert committee, meeting held in Geneva from 18 to 23 April 1983
260			_aGeneva : _bWorld Health Organization, _c1984
300			_a68 Pages, _billustrations; _c20 cm.
490	0		_aWorld Health Organization technical report series ; no. 697
505	0		_aIntroduction -- extent of the problem -- Pathology -- Haemodynamics -- Clinical recognition -- Investigations -- Treatment -- Prognosis -- Special problem concerning pathogenetic mechanisms -- Areas for research -- Prevention -- Certain specific heart muscle diseases -- Conclusions and recommendations -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Annex.
520			_aReviews world knowledge on heart muscle diseases classified as dilated cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and restrictive cardiomyopathy. A section devoted to pathology outlines the distinguishing morphological and histological features for each group of the cardiomyopathies. Subsequent sections cover haemodynamics, clinical recognition, non-invasive and invasive investigations, current methods of medical and surgical treatment, and factors affecting prognosis. A discussion of pathogenic mechanisms assesses what is known about the causes of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the viral theory of dilated cardiomyopathy including myocarditis, and the role of the eosinophil in restrictive cardiomyopathy. The report concludes with summaries of current knowledge on heart muscle disease due to alcohol consumption, amyloid heart disease, peripartal heart disease, cardiac involvement in Chagas' disease, and Keshan disease in China. More than 100 references to the literature are included.
650		4	_aCardiomyopathies
710			_aWorld Health Organization
942			_2ddc _cRP
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