@article{3078924,
    title = "X-linked dilated cardiomyopathy: The important role of genetic tests and imaging in the early diagnosis and treatment",
    author = "Tsalamandris, S. and Oikonomou, E. and Vogiatzi, G. and Miliou, A. and Lazaros, G. and Georgakopoulos, C. and Gialafos, E. and Sideris, S. and Vlachopoulos, C. and Tousoulis, D.",
    journal = "Future Cardiology",
    year = "2020",
    volume = "16",
    number = "6",
    pages = "629-634",
    publisher = "Future Medicine Ltd",
    issn = "1479-6678, 1744-8298",
    doi = "10.2217/fca-2020-0030",
    keywords = "adult;  arrhythmogenesis;  Article;  asymptomatic disease;  cardiopulmonary exercise test;  case report;  clinical article;  congestive cardiomyopathy;  dyspnea;  early diagnosis;  echocardiography;  family history;  genetic screening;  heart left ventricle ejection fraction;  heart palpitation;  human;  nuclear magnetic resonance imaging;  physical examination;  priority journal;  Q wave;  sinus rhythm;  sudden cardiac death;  thorax pain;  unconsciousness;  X linked dilated cardiomyopathy;  congestive cardiomyopathy;  diagnostic imaging;  early diagnosis;  genetic screening;  genetics;  male;  sudden cardiac death, Adult;  Cardiomyopathy, Dilated;  Death, Sudden, Cardiac;  Early Diagnosis;  Genetic Testing;  Humans;  Male",
    abstract = "Familial dilated cardiomyopathy predominantly affects younger adults and may cause advanced heart failure and sudden cardiac death. Therefore, detailed family history, family members screening, appropriate genetic testing and counselling may allow correct identification of cardiac remodeling etiology, as well as earlier disease detection. Accordingly, we present a case with an early diagnosis of an X-linked dilated cardiomyopathy guided by clinical features, cardiac MRI and genetic testing. The diagnostic workup was guided by the positive family history of cardiomyopathy and sudden cardiac deaths. Clinical implications including early management, better arrythmia risk stratification and the revealing of a potential endemic entity clustering in several male subjects of a community on Crete island are further discussed. © 2020 Future Medicine Ltd.. All rights reserved."
}