Genotype, Phenotypic Severity, and Survival in Pediatric Dilated Cardiomyopathy: A Report From the Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Registry.
BACKGROUND Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) frequently presents with heart failure in children. Whether a genetic cause of DCM is associated with disease severity or eventual outcome in pediatric DCM is unclear. METHODS A multiinstitutional prospective pediatric cohort study (0-18 years) with nonsyndromic DCM was underta...