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Here, we obtained lncRNA-expression profiles associated with DCM and non-failing hearts through microarray probe-sequence re-annotation. Weighted gene co-expression network analysis revealed a module highly associated with DCM status. Then eight hub lncRNAs in this module (FGD5-AS1, AC009113.1, WDFY3-AS2, NIFK-AS1, ZNF571-AS1, MIR100HG, AC079089.1, and EIF3J-AS1) were identified. All hub lncRNAs except ZNF571-AS1 were predicted as localizing to the cytoplasm. As a possible mechanism of DCM pathogenesis, we predicted that these hub lncRNAs might exert functions by acting as competing endogenous RNAs (ceRNAs). Furthermore, we found that the above results can be essentially reproduced in an independent external dataset. We observed the localization of hub lncRNAs by RNA-FISH in human aortic smooth muscle cells and confirmed the upregulation of the hub lncRNAs in DCM patients through quantitative RT-PCR. In conclusion, these findings identified eight candidate lncRNAs associated with DCM disease and revealed their potential involvement in DCM partly through ceRNA crosstalk. 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