Why the study?
What are the independent clinical, electrocardiographic, hemodynamic, and histopathologic determinants of cardiac death in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy?
Population
104 patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
mean 3.8 +/- 3.5 years
Authors
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May refine prognosis in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy; hypothesis-generating pending prospective validation.
What are the independent clinical, electrocardiographic, hemodynamic, and histopathologic determinants of cardiac death in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy?
Mean right atrial pressure, ejection fraction, and end-systolic volume are independent determinants of cardiac death in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy, highlighting the prognostic value of cardiac catheterization.
Romeo et al. (1989) studied this question.
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