Bruno Pinamonti is Head of the Echocardiography Laboratory, Cardiology Dept., Trieste University Hospital ("Ospedali Riuniti" di Trieste) and professor of Clinical Echocardiography at the postgraduate school of the same hospital. He coordinates the clinical research of the Cardiology Group in Trieste on heart failure and myocardial diseases. His research interests mainly focus on echocardiography, cardiomyopathies and diastolic dysfunction. He is author of more than 100 publications. He is currently member and scientific advisor of the European Society of Echocardiography.

Gianfranco Sinagra, specialized in Cardiology, is Associate Professor of Cardiology and Director of the Structure of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Department, at the University Hospital of Trieste. He attended courses at the St George's Hospital of London (1989), and the Wallenberg Laboratory for Cardiovascular Research of the Sahlgrenska Hospital, Gothenburg University, Sweden (1991 and 1993). Component of the End Point Clinical Event Committee of the ValHeFT Trial (N:Engl J Med 2001; 345:1667), coordinated by the Veterans Affairs- USA web, ANMCO and Mario Negri Pharmacological Research Institute of Milan. Main researcher since 2003 of the project COMIRB // 99-177 14.05.2003 "Identification of a Gene for Autosomal Dominant Dilated Cardiomyopathy on Chromosome 9", granted by the National Institute of Health-USA, in cooperation with the Health Science Centre, University of Colorado, Denver. He is the author of more than 250 publications.

Provides a complete description of cardiomyopathies, including clinical and imaging assessment, differential diagnosis, genetics, prognosis and treatment

Includes high-quality images that will help the reader to recognize the main features of different types of cardiomyopathy

Presents and explains the latest advances in the imaging of cardiomyopathies

PART I CARDIOMYOPATHIES 1 Cardiomyopathies: Clinical relevance, epidemiology, definition and classification.- 2 Genetics: Genotype/phenotype correlations in cardiomyopathies.- 3 Role of basic and advanced imaging in cardiomyopathies.- PART II DILATED CARDIOMIOPATHY 4 Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Clinical assessment and differential diagnosis.- 5 Basic echocardiography in dilated cardiomyopathy.- 6 Advanced echocardiographic technologies in dilated cardiomyopathy.- 7 Other imaging techniques in dilated cardiomyopathy.- 8 Dilated cardiomyopathy: Usefulness of imaging in prognostic stratification and choice of treatment.- PART III HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY.- 9 Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Clinical assessment and differential diagnosis.- 10 Basic echocardiography in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.- 11 Advanced echocardiographic technologies in cypertrophic cardiomyopathy.- 12 Other imaging techniques in the assessment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.- 13 Usefulness of imaging in prognostic stratification and choice of treatment in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.- PART IV ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR CARDIOMYOPATHY 14 Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy: Clinical assessment and differential diagnosis.- 15 Basic echocardiography in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy.- 16 Advanced echocardiographic technologies in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy.- 17 Other imaging techniques in the assessment of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy.- 18 Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy: Usefulness of imaging in prognostic stratification and choice of treatment.- PART V RESTRICTIVE, INFILTRATIVE/STORAGE AND OTHER CARDIOMYOPATHIES 19 Restrictive Cardiomyopathy: Clinical assessment and imaging in diagnosis and patient management.- 20 Infiltrative/Storage Cardiomyopathies: Clinical assessment and imaging in diagnosis and patient management.- 21 Other Cardiomyopathies: Clinical assessment and imaging in diagnosis and patientmanagement.