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European Heart Journal 2008 29(2):270-276; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehm342
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Classification of the cardiomyopathies: a position statement from the european society of cardiology working group on myocardial and pericardial diseases

Perry Elliott, Bert Andersson, Eloisa Arbustini, Zofia Bilinska, Franco Cecchi, Philippe Charron, Olivier Dubourg, Uwe Kühl, Bernhard Maisch, William J. McKenna, Lorenzo Monserrat, Sabine Pankuweit, Claudio Rapezzi, Petar Seferovic, Luigi Tavazzi and Andre Keren*

Hadassah University Hospital Ein Kerem, Kirjat Hadassah, Jerusalem 91120, Israel

Received 6 March 2007; revised 27 June 2007; accepted 16 July 2007; online publish-ahead-of-print 4 October 2007.

* Corresponding author. Tel: +972 2 6777 111. Email: andrek{at}cc.huji.ac.il

See page 144 for the editorial comment on this article (doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehm585)

In biology, classification systems are used to promote understanding and systematic discussion through the use of logical groups and hierarchies. In clinical medicine, similar principles are used to standardise the nomenclature of disease. For more than three decades, heart muscle diseases have been classified into primary or idiopathic myocardial diseases (cardiomyopathies) and secondary disorders that have similar morphological appearances, but which are caused by an identifiable pathology such as coronary artery disease or myocardial infiltration (specific heart muscle diseases). In this document, The European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases presents an update of the existing classification scheme. The aim is to help clinicians look beyond generic diagnostic labels in order to reach more specific diagnoses.

Key Words: Cardiomyopathy • Classification • Position statement


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