title: The natural history of dilated cardiomyopathy--a community study.
abstract: The incidence, clinical features and natural history of dilated cardiomyopathy within a clearly defined population of Scotland was studied retrospectively. From 1982 to 1986, 57 cases were recorded in a population of 145,00, representing an annual incidence of 7.9 per 100,000 per year. This incidence rate is higher than that reported from other centres, and the overall survival rates were poorer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, St. John's Hospital at Howden, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Herd
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hillman
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Irving
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D004452:Echocardiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate