Population
Patients presenting with any of the three types of idiopathic cardiomyopathy: dilated cardiomyopathy…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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These prevalence estimates inform Japanese cardiomyopathy care planning; leaves open true differences versus Western populations pending validation.
The prevalence of dilated cardiomyopathy in Japan appears to be about half that of Western populations, while hypertrophic cardiomyopathy prevalence is similar.
Katsuyuki Miura (2002) studied this question.
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