Population
80 children diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy between 1987 and 1996, median age at diagnosis 0.48…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
median 15.7 years
Authors
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Supports early intensive surveillance after pediatric HCM diagnosis; leaves open prospective validation of risk modifiers.
In children diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the highest risk of death or transplantation occurs within the first year after diagnosis, followed by low long-term attrition rates.
Alexander et al. (2018) studied this question.
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