Frequency of development of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy among relatives of patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy

First-degree relatives of patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (lDQ remain at risk for IDC after having had documentation of normal left ventricular ejection fraction on echocardiography. The minimal frequency of newly diagnosed IDC over a 10-year period was 3%, and the strongest predicto...

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Published in:The American journal of cardiology 2003-06, Vol.91 (11), p.1389-1392
Main Authors: Michels, Virginia V., Olson, Timothy M., Miller, Fletcher A., Ballman, Karla V., Rosales, A.Gabriela, Driscoll, David J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - epidemiology
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - genetics
Cardiovascular disease
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Medical History Taking
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Patients
Pedigree
Proportional Hazards Models
Retrospective Studies
Sex Distribution
Stroke Volume
Studies
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States - epidemiology
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Summary:First-degree relatives of patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (lDQ remain at risk for IDC after having had documentation of normal left ventricular ejection fraction on echocardiography. The minimal frequency of newly diagnosed IDC over a 10-year period was 3%, and the strongest predictor of development of IDC was an enlarged left ventricle at the initial study.
ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/S0002-9149(03)00341-2