Risk factors identified at diagnosis help predict outcomes for children with rare heart condition

Risk factors identified at diagnosis help predict outcomes for children with rare heart condition

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Risk factors identified at diagnosis help predict outcomes for children with rare heart condition

A long-term study of children with a complex heart condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) found that the risk of death or need for immediate listing for heart transplantation was greatest for those who developed this disease as infants with congestive heart failure and for children who also had selective inborn errors of metabolism, a group of rare genetic disorders in which one or more of the body’s key metabolic processes are disrupted.Related links:

• Health Topic: Cardiomyopathy
• Spotlight on Research: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy