Key result
Primary myocardial disease remains a heterogeneous disorder of unknown etiology affecting a wide age range.
Population
Patients with primary myocardial disease
Design
Review
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Supports heterogeneity of primary myocardial disease across ages; leaves open precise etiological classification and targeted therapies.
Primary myocardial disease (cardiomyopathy) represents a heterogeneous group of disorders of unknown cause that frequently leads to cardiac dilatation, congestive heart failure, and death.
Fowler et al. (1965) conducted a review in Primary myocardial disease. Primary myocardial disease is a heterogeneous disorder of unknown etiology, with affected patients in a University of Cincinnati series ranging from 18 months to 68 years of age at death.
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