[The prognosis of the outcome of dilated cardiomyopathy under long-term observation].

As many as 139 patients with dilated cardiomyopathy were examined for the effect of the clinical, ECG, x-ray, phono-, echo- and angiocardiographic indicators and heart catheterization data on the disease outcomes for 3 years after the examination. Risk factors of an unfavorable prediction were distinguished. They include pronounced impairment of heart function, proneness to thromboembolism, appreciable dilatation of the left ventricle, dramatic reduction of its contractility during expulsion and rise of the filling pressure.