Long term mortality in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy - A Danish nationwide study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) are generally regarded as having increased risk of arrhythmia, stroke, heart failure, and sudden cardiac death, but reported mortality rates vary considerably and originate from selected populations.

Study objective

We aimed to investigate the long-term mortality rate in a nationwide cohort of patients with HCM compared to a matched cohort from the general Danish population.

Methods

All patients with a first-time HCM diagnosis in Denmark between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2018 were identified through nationwide registries. In the main analysis, two visits in an outpatient clinic were required in order to increase specificity. Patients were matched to controls from the background population in a 1:3 ratio

SUBMITTER: Jacobsen MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10946047 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature