cohort of cardiomyopathy patients (suspected or validated inflammatory cardiomyopathy) recruited at baseline by the SFB-TR19 project. Standardized protocols used for the assessment of medical history and examinations, laboratory biomarkers, and the collection of various biosamples for biobanking purposes.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
920
None, observation only
Department of Internal Medicine B, University Medicine Greifswald
Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Cardiovascular events
Hospitalization (HF based. all-cause), interventions (ICD, pacemaker), myocardial infarction
Time frame: 1-year follow-ups
LVEF
Left ventricular ejection fraction at time of follow-up
Time frame: 1-year follow-ups
VO2peak
Exercise capacity by CPET
Time frame: 1-year follow-ups
QOL
Quality of life by questionnaire (Minnesota Living with HF questionnaire)
Time frame: 1-year follow-ups
Mortality
Mortality (HF-related, CVD, all-cause)
Time frame: 1-year follow-ups
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