Dilated cardiomyopathy in children: determinants of outcome.
Why the study?
What are the clinical and echocardiographic determinants of adverse outcomes in children with dilated cardiomyopathy?
Population
Children with dilated cardiomyopathy
Design
Cohort
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
May guide risk stratification in pediatric dilated cardiomyopathy; leaves open optimal intervention timing.
Structured PICO
What are the clinical and echocardiographic determinants of adverse outcomes in children with dilated cardiomyopathy?
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Population
Children with dilated cardiomyopathy
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Outcome
Adverse outcome and late sudden deathhard clinical
In children with dilated cardiomyopathy, older age at presentation and lack of systolic function improvement predict adverse outcomes, suggesting a need for early transplantation consideration.
Cite This Study
Burch et al. (1994) studied this question.