title: Prospective studies assessing prophylactic therapy in high risk patients: the German Dilated CardioMyopathy Study (GDCMS)--study design.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000150:complications*; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012307:Risk Factors