In this scientific statement from the American Heart Association, experts in the field of
cardiomyopathy (heart muscle disease) in children address 2 issues: the most current …

Pediatric cardiomyopathies, which are rare but serious disorders of the muscles of the heart,
affect at least one in every 100,000 children in the USA. Approximately 40% of children with …

Cardiomyopathy is a serious disorder of the heart muscle and, although rare, it is potentially
devastating in children. Funded by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute since 1994 …

Cardiomyopathy is a serious disorder of the heart muscle and, although rare, is a common
cause of heart failure in children, and it is also the most common cause of heart …

Background Population-based data on the incidence of pediatric cardiomyopathy are rare
because of the lack of large, prospective studies. Methods Since 1996 the Pediatric …

The Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Registry (PCMR) was established to describe the
epidemiologic features and clinical course of selected cardiomyopathies in patients aged 18 …

Background Cardiomyopathy (CM) remains one of the leading cardiac causes of death in
children, although in the majority of cases, the cause is unknown. To have an impact on …

OBJECTIVE. The goal was to identify the clinical variables associated with establishing a
cause of cardiomyopathy in children. METHODS. The Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Registry …

BACKGROUND: Cardiomyopathy is a heterogeneous disease with a strong genetic
component. A research-based pediatric cardiomyopathy registry identified familial …

Background—We undertook the first prospective, national, multicenter study to describe the
incidence and outcome of heart muscle disease–induced heart failure in children. Methods …