Cardiomyopathy is the most common inherited cardiovascular disease, showing family aggregation, so it has a huge psychological and economic burden on family members. Studying the clinical characteristics of patients with cardiomyopathy is helpful for further diagnosis, treatment and management, which has important clinical and social significance.
In this study, patients hospitalized with cardiomyopathy as the primary discharge diagnosis in China are recruited prospectively after informed consent was given. The investigator will collect the baseline clinical characteristics of the patients at enrollment, including comprehensive physical examination, laboratory testing of blood and urine, electrocardiography, 24-hour Holter, echocardiography, MRI and other examinations if necessary. Data are collected with the use of case report forms (CRFs) and are entered into a web-based system. A 6 mL venous blood sample is obtained from consenting patients. Each participant is scheduled to be followed up by telephone every 12 months after admission to hospital.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
5,000
Fuwai hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
number of participants with cardiovascular deaths
including sudden cardiac death and deaths due to heart failure and stroke
Time frame: an average of 1 year
number of participants with heart failure
progress to level III or IV in New York Heart Association class
Time frame: an average of 1 year
number of participants with stroke
including cerebral infraction and hemorrhage
Time frame: an average of 1 year
number of participants with myocardial infarction
including ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
Time frame: an average of 1 year
number of participants with all-cause deaths
including deaths due to any causes
Time frame: an average of 1 year
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