Frequency of Cardiac Death in Children With Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy

• Published in: The American journal of cardiology Vol. 104; no. 11; pp. 1574 - 1577
• Main Authors: Dimas, V. Vivian, MD, Denfield, Susan W., MD, Friedman, Richard A., MD, Cannon, Bryan C., MD, Kim, Jeffrey J, Smith, E.O.'Brian, PhD, Clunie, Sarah K., BS, Price, Jack F., MD, Towbin, Jeffrey A., MD, Dreyer, William J., MD, Kertesz, Naomi J., MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.12.2009; Elsevier; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adolescent; Arrhythmias, Cardiac - mortality; Biological and medical sciences; Cardiac arrhythmia; Cardiology; Cardiology. Vascular system; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - diagnosis; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - epidemiology; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - mortality; Cardiovascular; Child; Child, Preschool; Children & youth; Death, Sudden, Cardiac - epidemiology; Death, Sudden, Cardiac - prevention & control; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Heart; Heart failure; Humans; Incidence; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Male; Medical Records; Medical sciences; Mortality; Myocarditis. Cardiomyopathies; Prognosis; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Severity of Illness Index; Survival Rate; Texas - epidemiology; Texas; Human; Heart; Prognosis; Mortality; Idiopathic; Cardiovascular disease; Myocardial disease; Congestive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; Dilated cardiomyopathy; Heart disease; Frequency; Death; Circulatory system; Cardiology; Child

The prognosis in children with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDC) is guarded, with the 5-year mortality rate ranging from 14% to 50%, owing to sudden cardiac death (SCD) or pump failure. The risk factors for SCD in adults with IDC include asymptomatic nonsustained ventricular tachycardia and po...