Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Conditions
Brief summary
Set the Korean Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (KFHC) registry to study the prevalence of gene mutations in Korean patients with familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Yonsei University
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
13 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. left ventricular maximal wall thickness ≥ 15mm on echocardiography 2. hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients' relatives
Exclusion criteria
1. other cardiomyopathy or systemic disease (e.g. fabry disease, danon disease, glycogen storage disease) 2. who deny the study entrance, especially in patients' relatives
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1) DNA analysis | 1 year | 1\) Identify susceptible genes for familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in Korean |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2) Prognosis of familial hypertrophic cariomyopathy | 1 year | 2\) all-cause mortality, hospitalization for heart failure progression, stroke, heart transplantation |
Countries
South Korea
Outcome results
None listed