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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
Volume 116, Issue 1, Pages 14-18Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2003.05.009
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PURPOSE: To determine the prevalence of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in China. METHODS: This epidemiologic investigation was performed in 8080 adults from nine communities across nine provinces in China from October 2001 to February 2002, using a multistage, random sample design. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy was defined as nondilated ventricular hypertrophy, documented by echocardiography, that was not caused by any known cardiac or systemic disease. RESULTS: Of the 4064 men and 4016 women who were screened, 13 (0.16%; 9 men and 4 women) had definite echocardiographic evidence for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The age- and sex-adjusted prevalence was about 80 per 100,000 adults. CONCLUSION: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is not rare in China. Based on the estimated prevalence, there are at least 1 million cases in China. (C) 2004 by Excerpta Medica Inc.
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