Demographic and regional mortality trends in dilated cardiomyopathy in the United States; 1999-2020.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dilated cardiomyopathy significantly impacts mortality and hospitalizations in the U.S., yet trends in dilated cardiomyopathy-related mortality are underreported. This retrospective study examines the trends in dilated cardiomyopathy-related mortality between 1999 and 2020.

Methods

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research database was analyzed to study the trends in dilated cardiomyopathy-related mortality. Age-adjusted mortality rates per 100,000 people and annual percent changes with 95% CIs were determined. Joinpoint regression analysis was used to assess the trends in the overall demographic, geographic, and place-of-death variables.

Results

There were 168,702 dilated cardiomyopathy-related death

SUBMITTER: Javaid SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11938866 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature