MYOCARDIAL SEGMENTAL THICKNESS VARIABILITY ON ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IS A HIGHLY SENSITIVE AND SPECIFIC MARKER TO DISTINGUISH ISCHEMIC AND NON-ISCHEMIC DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY IN NEW ONSET CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE

Distinction of ischemic dilated (ICM) from non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (NICM) in new onset heart failure (HF) patients can be challenging. Our aim was to determine diagnostic markers that distinguish the two. We retrospectively identified 68 consecutive new HF patients with dilated