Ikram H, Williamson H G, Won M, Crozier I G, Wells E J
Br Heart J. 1987 Jun;57(6):521-7. doi: 10.1136/hrt.57.6.521.
The course of dilated cardiomyopathy in New Zealand was studied in 72 cases that were followed up for less than or equal to 10 years after cardiac catheterisation and coronary angiography. Eighty one per cent were male and 86% were white; the remainder were Maori. The mean age of patients at the time of investigation was 50 X 15 years. Most patients were unskilled labourers. The commonest presenting symptom was dyspnoea and the commonest physical sign was cardiomegaly. Mean survival time from first hospital presentation was 85 months; half the deaths were sudden. Factors predicting a poor survival included cardiomegaly, age, arrhythmias, cigarette smoking, and subclinical thiamine deficiency. The syndrome of dilated cardiomyopathy in New Zealand appears to be identical with that seen in other European populations.
对新西兰72例扩张型心肌病患者进行了研究，这些患者在心脏导管插入术和冠状动脉造影术后随访时间小于或等于10年。其中81%为男性，86%为白人；其余为毛利人。调查时患者的平均年龄为50±15岁。大多数患者为非技术工人。最常见的症状是呼吸困难，最常见的体征是心脏扩大。首次入院后的平均生存时间为85个月；一半的死亡为猝死。预测生存不良的因素包括心脏扩大、年龄、心律失常、吸烟和亚临床硫胺素缺乏。新西兰的扩张型心肌病综合征似乎与其他欧洲人群中所见的相同。
