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10943610

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-8-29
pubmed:abstractText
To analyze the recent change in the long-term survival of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), the present study comprised consecutive 111 patients with ejection fraction <50% and left ventricular end-diastolic diameter >58 mm. who were admitted to hospital from January 1983 to December 1994. The patients were divided into 2 groups: group A who were diagnosed before 1989 and group B diagnosed after 1990. Basic characteristics at diagnosis, including age, NYHA functional class, left ventricular end-diastolic diameter and ejection fraction, were similar between these 2 groups. Calculated survival rate at 5 years was 90.0% in group B in contrast to 62.3% in group A. Event-free survival also improved in group B. In group B, beta-blockers and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors were more frequently used than in group A (p<0.0001) whereas digitalis and other positive inotropic agents were significantly less used. Left ventricular ejection fraction was significantly improved during the follow-up period in patients treated with beta-blockers compared with those not treated with beta-blockers. These data indicate a significant improvement in the survival of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy after 1990, which may be explained by the change of medical treatment, especially the use of beta-blockers.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0047-1828
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
63
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
333-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Improved survival of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy in the 1990s.
pubmed:affiliation
Second Department of Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study