Clinical and Echocardiographic Assessment of Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Introduction: Cardiomyopathy is the disorder of heart muscles which can be dilated, hypertrophic or restrictive type. Dilated cardiomyopathy caused by genetic and non-genetic causes but many are still not known. Echocardiography an important imaging technique to diagnose manage dilated cardiomyopathy.
 Aims: This study aims assess clinical echocardiographic findings among patients with Methods: a cross-sectional, observational conducted in Nepalgunj Medical College from January 2021 June 2021. A total 61 were enrolled after obtaining written informed consent. Clinical examination recorded data analysis was done using Statistical Package for Social Sciences.
 Results: The participants included 31 men 30 women cardiomyopathy. mean age 58.49 + 15.46 years. most common complaint shortness breath 84.5% presentation bilateral basal crepitation 98.4%. mostly had diastolic left ventricle internal diameter 5.5-6 cm ejection fraction 21-30%. Mitral regurgitation observed 58(95.1%) patients.
 Conclusion: concludes that presentation. Left dilation, reduced mitral seen majority patients.