Abstract
Mildly dilated congestive cardiomyopathy (MDCM) is an unusual variant of congestive cardiomyopathy that carries an especially poor prognosis. In our experience, 75% of patients with MDCM who were treated medically died during follow-up. Thus, irrespective of heart size or myofibrillar preservation, patients in whom signs of severe congestive heart failure persist despite medical therapy should be considered for heart transplantation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 47+51-52+55-56+60-61 |
| Journal | Primary Cardiology |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| State | Published - 1992 |
| Externally published | Yes |