December 19, 2006Open Access

Prospective Familial Assessment in Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Are AHAs independent predictors of disease development in healthy relatives of DCM patients?

Population

Healthy relatives of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM)

Intervention

Presence of AHAs

Outcome

Disease development (DCM)hard clinical

AHAs can independently predict the development of dilated cardiomyopathy within 5 years in healthy relatives of affected patients.

Among healthy relatives of DCM patients, AHAs are independent predictors of disease development within 5 years.

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