Abstract
Background: Patients (pts) with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDC) and end stage heart failure have a worse prognosis with high mortality. Embolic events (EE) could contribute to this poor prognosis. Objective: To clarify the importance of EE in the evolution of pts with IDC, we analyzed the data from necropsies of heart failure pts who died at the hospital during ten years. Methods: Between 1990 and 1999, 3847 necropsies were performed and 118 pts had IDC. The pts' mean age was 41.8 years and 74 (62.7%) were male.
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