This community study highlights a higher incidence and poorer survival of dilated cardiomyopathy in Scotland compared to previous reports from other centers.
The incidence, clinical features and natural history of dilated cardiomyopathy within a clearly defined population of Scotland was studied retrospectively. From 1982 to 1986, 57 cases were recorded in a population of 145,00, representing an annual incidence of 7.9 per 100,000 per year. This incidence rate is higher than that reported from other centres, and the overall survival rates were poorer.
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