Clinical analysis of 62 cases of children with dilated cardiomyopathy / 中华全科医师杂志
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
;
(6): 899-900, 2009.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-390209
ABSTRACT
Clinical data of 62 children with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM)admitted to hospital from January 1998 to December 2008 were retrospectively analyzed. The age of patients was from 14 months to 14 year with the average of 8. 2 years. Respiratory infection was the main triggering factor. Cardiac dilatation was the basic conditions for diagnosis of DCM. Arrhythmia was characteristic for DCM, and color cardio uhrasonography was an important procedure of diagnosis and evaluation for cardiomyopathy. With the integrated treatment 38 cases were discharged with improvement ( 61% ), 11 cases died ( 18% ). Early diagnosis and integrated treatment are critical for management of cardiomyopathy in children.
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Type of study:
Screening study
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
Year:
2009
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Article
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