The Incidence of Pediatric Cardiomyopathy in Two Regions of the United States
Boston Children's Hospital · University of Rochester · +6 more institutions
Abstract
Population-based data on the incidence of pediatric cardiomyopathy are rare because of the lack of large, prospective studies.
Since 1996 the Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Registry sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has collected data on all children with newly diagnosed cardiomyopathy in New England and the Central Southwest region (Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas) of the United States. We report on all children in these regions who received this diagnosis between 1996 and 1999.
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 15.11
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 33
Authors
11- SESteven E. LipshultzCorresponding
Boston Children's Hospital, University of Rochester, Harvard University, Golisano Children's Hospital
- LALynn A. Sleeper
New England Research Institutes
- JAJeffrey A. Towbin
Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital
- AMApril M. Lowe
New England Research Institutes
- EJE. John Orav
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Topics & keywords
- Medicine
- Incidence (geometry)
- Cardiomyopathy
- Confidence interval
- Pediatrics
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Population
- Demography
- Good health and well-being