Why the study?
Does familial dilated cardiomyopathy predict worse 5-year survival or time to heart transplantation compared to non-familial dilated cardiomyopathy?
Population
99 patients with dilated cardiomyopathy who had previously participated in a family based study
Comparison
Familial dilated cardiomyopathy vs Non-familial dilated cardiomyopathy
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
5 years
Authors
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No survival difference by familial status in dilated cardiomyopathy; does not support family history-based stratification and leaves open genotype-specific effects.
Does familial dilated cardiomyopathy predict worse 5-year survival or time to heart transplantation compared to non-familial dilated cardiomyopathy?
Five-year survival and time to heart transplantation do not differ significantly between familial and non-familial forms of dilated cardiomyopathy.
Virginia V. Michels (2003) studied this question.
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