Cardiomyopathies and Myocarditis is a topic covered in the Harrison's Manual of Medicine.
Cardiomyopathies are primary diseases of heart muscle. Table 115-1 summarizes distinguishing presenting features of the three major types of cardiomyopathy. Table 115-2 details the comprehensive initial evaluation of suspected cardiomyopathies.
aLeft-sided symptoms of pulmonary congestion: dyspnea on exertion, orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea. Right-sided symptoms of systemic versus congestion: discomfort on bending, hepatic and abdominal distention, peripheral edema.
aLevel I Recommendations from ACC/AHA Practice Guidelines for Chronic Heart Failure in the adult.
Source: From SA Hunt et al: Circulation 112: 2005.
Loscalzo, Joseph, et al., editors. "Cardiomyopathies and Myocarditis." Harrison's Manual of Medicine, 19th ed., McGraw Hill Inc., 2017. harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623029/all/Cardiomyopathies_and_Myocarditis.
Cardiomyopathies and Myocarditis. In: Loscalzo J, Jameson JL, Longo DL, et al, eds. Harrison's Manual of Medicine. 19th ed. McGraw Hill Inc.; 2017. https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623029/all/Cardiomyopathies_and_Myocarditis. Accessed April 18, 2019.
Cardiomyopathies and Myocarditis [Internet]. In: Loscalzo J, Jameson JL, Longo DL, Hauser SL, Fauci AS, Kasper DL, editors. Harrison's Manual of Medicine. McGraw Hill Inc.; 2017. [cited 2019 April 18]. Available from: https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623029/all/Cardiomyopathies_and_Myocarditis.