Functional Class in Children with Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy. A pilot Study

Abstract Background: Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDCM), most common cardiac cause of pediatric deaths, mortality descriptor: a low left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and low functional capacity (FC). FC is never self reported by children. Objective: The aims of this study were (i) To...

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Main Authors: Aline Cristina Tavares, Edimar Alcides Bocchi, Guilherme Veiga Guimarães
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2016-01-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2016005013103&lng=en&tlng=en