[Patients with cardiomyopathy screened by an annual health check].
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.
Katada
M
M
Aichi Health Promotion Foundation, Nagoya.
Noda
A
A
Suzuki
M
M
Hidaka
T
T
Kawazoe
N
N
Sobue
T
T
Yokota
M
M
Ogura
Y
Y
Yasui
S
S
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