This is a retrospective cohort study of pediatric hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) patients using chart and registry review methodology. The studies objective is to develop and validate a sudden cardiac death (SCD) risk calculator that is age-appropriate for children with HCM that includes clinical and genetic factors.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
572
Number of Participants With a Composite Sudden Cardiac Death Event
The composite SCD event includes post diagnosis SCD, aborted SCD (including ventricular fibrillation, sustained ventricular tachycardia), primary ICD insertion with appropriate shock, secondary ICD insertion
Time frame: Time to a composite sudden cardiac death event during 5-year follow-up
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