Progress in Pediatric Cardiology
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 23-25 , April 2008

Epidemiological and outcomes research in children with pediatric cardiomyopathy: Discussions from the international workshop on primary and idiopathic cardiomyopathies in children

  • James D. Wilkinson
    • ,
  • Steven E. Lipshultz

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Pediatrics (D820), University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, P.O. Box 016820, Miami, FL 33101, USA. Tel.: +1 305 243 3993; fax: +1 305 243 3990.
    • Express mail address: Department of Pediatrics, Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami, Medical Campus-MCCD-D820, 1601 NW 12th Avenue, 9th Floor, Miami, FL 33136, USA.

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  3. Lipshultz SE, Colan SD. Cardiovascular trials in long-term survivors of childhood cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2004;22:769–773
  4. Baravelli M, Fantoni C, Rogiani S, et al. Combined prognostic value of peak O(2) uptake and microvolt level T-wave alternans in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. Int J Cardiol. 2007;121:23–29
  5. Lipshultz SE, Easley K, Orav EJ, et al. The reliability of multicenter pediatric echocardiographic measurements of left ventricular structure and function. Circulation. 2001;104:310–316
  6. Grenier MA, Osganian SK, Cox GF, et al. Design and implementation of the North American Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Registry. Am Heart J. 2000;139:S86–S95
  7. Lipshultz SE, Sleeper LA, Towbin JA, et al. The incidence of pediatric cardiomyopathy in two regions of the United States. N Engl J Med. 2003;348:1647–1655
  8. Shaddy RE, Boucek MM, Hsu DT, et al. Carvedilol for children and adolescents with heart failure: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA. 2007;298:1214–1216
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PII: S1058-9813(07)00163-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ppedcard.2007.11.003

Progress in Pediatric Cardiology
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 23-25 , April 2008

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