Question 32 · LEK · Restrictive cardiomyopathy
Which of the following concerning restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) is false?
- A. right ventricular heart failure is dominant in the clinical picture of advanced RCM.
- B. acquired RCM may develop in constrictive pericarditis.
- C. electrocardiogram typically shows a low R wave amplitude in all leads.
- D. echocardiographic examination shows the enlargement of the cavities of both atria with relatively small ventricles.
- E. endomyocardial biopsy may be useful in the RCM diagnostics.
Hint
Recall which condition is the main differential diagnosis of RCM because it produces nearly identical haemodynamics.
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