February 2, 2007Circulation
Epidemiology and Cause-Specific Outcome of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Children
Why the study?
What are the outcomes and mortality rates of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in children based on age of presentation?
Population
Children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, including those presenting before 1 year of age and those with…
Design
Cohort
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Implication
Supports updated prognostic counseling in pediatric idiopathic HCM; extends adult-comparable estimates but leaves open prospective validation.
Structured PICO
What are the outcomes and mortality rates of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in children based on age of presentation?
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Population
Children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), including those presenting before 1 year of age and those with idiopathic HCM surviving beyond age 1
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Outcome
Survival/mortalityhard clinical
In children with idiopathic HCM surviving past 1 year of age, the annual mortality rate is 1%, which is significantly lower than previously reported and comparable to adult populations.
Cite This Study
Colan et al. (2007) studied this question.