Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Children: Early Detection and Treatment.

Cardiomyopathy is segregated into primary and secondary categories, leading to different phenotypes, including dilated, hypertrophic, and restrictive patterns. Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a mixed bag of heart diseases with the unique features of cardiac dilatation and subnormal to poor myocardial contractility. Dilated cardiomyopathy in the pediatric age group is generally characterized by unobstructed, dilated, and contracting left ventricular chamber defects and is associated with heart failure.