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Teaming Up for Children’s Cardiomyopathy Awareness Month

The DCM Foundation Is Teaming up with the Children’s Cardiomyopathy Foundation to Call Attention to a Deadly Heart Disease The DCM Foundation is proud to partner with the Children’s Cardiomyopathy Foundation (CCF) to promote Children’s Cardiomyopathy Awareness Month throughout the month of September. The awareness month calls attention to the signs, symptoms, and risk factors for

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DCM Basics – Causes, Symptoms and Treatments

Please click on this link or the image above to view a recording of this webinar and learn about: Causes of DCM Symptoms of DCM and How is DCM Diagnosed Stages of Heart Failure Common Treatments for DCM Q&A Session with a Cardiologist Additional Resources & Information: Treatments for DCM: https://dcmfoundation.org/living-with-dcm/treatments-for-dcm All DCMF Recorded Webinars: https://dcmfoundation.org/webinars-news/recorded-webinars Genetics and

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Amazing Gene Discovery & Treatment for Infantile DCM

Good news! Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine identified a new cause of infantile DCM and reversed the effects of the mutation. “In an effort to determine the cause behind a rare condition that causes heart failure in children, University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers have identified new gene mutations responsible

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DCM Clinical Trial Now Enrolling

Clinical Trial Now Enrolling for Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM) due to Genetic Mutations or Unknown Causes Bristol Myers Squibb is conducting a clinical trial in patients with DCM due to genetic mutations or unknown causes. Details of the study and eligibility requirements are listed below and participating in such research can help advance therapies

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Genetic Cardiomyopathy Awareness Week

Genetic Cardiomyopathy Awareness Consortium (GCAC) is Proud to Support Global Heart Hub in Their Second Annual Cardiomyopathy Awareness Week  Columbus, Ohio, 26 June, 2023 – The Genetic Cardiomyopathy Awareness Consortium (“GCAC”) is excited to partner with Global Heart Hub to support the second annual Cardiomyopathy Awareness Week, taking place June 26 – July 2, 2023. This

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Meet Our New Director of Patient and Family Services – Adam Burkhart

We are thrilled to announce that Adam Burkhart has joined the DCM Foundation as Director of Patient and Family Services. In this full-time position, Adam will support DCM patients by creating, implementing, and running the Foundation’s patient and family services and programs. Adam has a wide background of experience. He worked as a plumber/pipefitter for

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