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Review

Unresolved Issues and Future Perspectives

Marco Merlo  1 , Giulia De Angelis  2 , Antonio Cannatà  2 , Laura Massa  2 , Gianfranco Sinagra  1
Gianfranco Sinagra  1 , Marco Merlo  1 , Bruno Pinamonti  1
, editors.
In: Dilated Cardiomyopathy: From Genetics to Clinical Management [Internet]. Cham (CH): Springer; 2019. Chapter 14.
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Unresolved Issues and Future Perspectives

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The last years witnessed an important progress in the diagnosis and treatment of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), improving prognosis and life expectancy. However, some important issues in clinical management remain unresolved.

The role of genetic testing, the arrhythmic stratification, and the therapeutic approach still represent areas of uncertainty. The way for improving care of DCM should go through better understanding of the etiological basis of the disease, appropriate risk stratification, and development of new therapies. The abovementioned issues represent the most important and demanding challenges for the next future research on DCM.

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