title: [Patients with cardiomyopathy screened by an annual health check].
abstract: We identified 12 new cases of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and 3 new cases of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM with echocardiography) in 72980 (aged 18-85 years, 43.1 +/- 14.1) industrial workers during an annual health check from April to October in 1996. Two of 3 patients with DCM were males, 21 and 25 years of age. No patients had symptoms. ST-T abnormalities by electrocardiography were found in 87% (13/15) of patients with cardiomyopathy and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in 53% (8/15). Our findings suggest that echocardiography is important in mass screening for early detection of asymptomatic cardiomyopathy in middle-aged as well as young patients with ST-T abnormalities.
authors.affiliation: Aichi Health Promotion Foundation, Nagoya.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Katada
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Noda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hidaka
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kawazoe
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sobue
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yokota
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ogura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yasui
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D009786:Occupational Health Services