TY - JOUR TI - Proposal for a revised definition of dilated cardiomyopathy, hypokinetic non-dilated cardiomyopathy, and its implications for clinical practice: A position statement of the ESC working group on myocardial and pericardial diseases AU - Pinto, Y.M. AU - Elliott, P.M. AU - Arbustini, E. AU - Adler, Y. AU - Anastasakis, A. AU - Böhm, M. AU - Duboc, D. AU - Gimeno, J. AU - De Groote, P. AU - Imazio, M. AU - Heymans, S. AU - Klingel, K. AU - Komajda, M. AU - Limongelli, G. AU - Linhart, A. AU - Mogensen, J. AU - Moon, J. AU - Pieper, P.G. AU - Seferovic, P.M. AU - Schueler, S. AU - Zamorano, J.L. AU - Caforio, A.L.P. AU - Charron, P. JO - EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-CARDIOVASCULAR PHARMACOTHERAPY PY - 2016 VL - 37 TODO - 23 SP - 1850-1858 PB - Oxford University Press SN - null TODO - 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv727 TODO - antineoplastic agent, alcohol consumption; Article; clinical feature; clinical practice; congestive cardiomyopathy; disease classification; early diagnosis; echocardiography; electrocardiography; familial disease; family history; follow up; gene mutation; genetic screening; genetics; heart muscle biopsy; heart right ventricle dysplasia; human; hypokinetic non dilated cardiomyopathy; medical history; molecular pathology; myocarditis; nuclear magnetic resonance imaging; peripartum cardiomyopathy; physical examination; practice guideline; priority journal; cardiomyopathy; congestive cardiomyopathy; differential diagnosis; multimodal imaging; myocarditis; pedigree; procedures; risk factor, Cardiomyopathies; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated; Diagnosis, Differential; Early Diagnosis; Humans; Multimodal Imaging; Myocarditis; Pedigree; Risk Factors TODO - In this paper the Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Disease proposes a revised definition of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in an attempt to bridge the gap between our recent understanding of the disease spectrum and its clinical presentation in relatives, which is key for early diagnosis and the institution of potential preventative measures. We also provide practical hints to identify subsets of the DCM syndrome where aetiology directed management has great clinical relevance. © The Author 2016. ER -