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Cardiac Biomarkers in Pediatric Cardiomyopathy: Study Design and Recruitment Results from the Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Registry.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiomyopathies are a rare cause of pediatric heart disease, but they are one of the leading causes of heart failure admissions, sudden death, and need for heart transplant in childhood. Reports from the Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Registry (PCMR) have shown that almost 40% of children presenting with symptomatic cardiomyopathy either die or undergo heart transplant within 2 years of presentation. Little is known regarding circulating biomarkers as predictors of outcome in pediatric cardiomyopathy.

Study design

The Cardiac Biomarkers in Pediatric Cardiomyopathy (PCM Biomarkers) study is a multi-center prospective study conducted by the PCMR investigators to identify serum biomarkers for predicting outcome in children with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Patients less than 21 years of age with either DCM or HCM were eligible. Those with DCM were enrolled into cohorts based on time from cardiomyopathy diagnosis: categorized as new onset or chronic. Clinical endpoints included sudden death and progressive heart failure.

Results

There were 288 children diagnosed at a mean age of 7.2±6.3 years who enrolled in the PCM Biomarkers Study at a median time from diagnosis to enrollment of 1.9 years. There were 80 children enrolled in the new onset DCM cohort, defined as diagnosis at or 12 months prior to enrollment. The median age at diagnosis for the new onset DCM was 1.7 years and median time from diagnosis to enrollment was 0.1 years. There were 141 children enrolled with either chronic DCM or chronic HCM, defined as children ≥2 years from diagnosis to enrollment. Among children with chronic cardiomyopathy, median age at diagnosis was 3.4 years and median time from diagnosis to enrollment was 4.8 years.

Conclusion

The PCM Biomarkers study is evaluating the predictive value of serum biomarkers to aid in the prognosis and management of children with DCM and HCM. The results will provide valuable information where data are lacking in children.

Clinical trial registration nct01873976

https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01873976?term=PCM+Biomarker&rank=1.

SUBMITTER: Everitt MD

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6863618 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Cardiac Biomarkers in Pediatric Cardiomyopathy: Study Design and Recruitment Results from the Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Registry.

Everitt Melanie D MD Wilkinson James D JD Shi Ling L Towbin Jeffrey A JA Colan Steven D SD Kantor Paul F PF Canter Charles E CE Webber Steven A SA Hsu Daphne T DT Pahl Elfriede E Addonizio Linda J LJ Dodd Debra A DA Jefferies John L JL Rossano Joseph W JW Feingold Brian B Ware Stephanie M SM Lee Teresa M TM Godown Justin J Simpson Kathleen E KE Sleeper Lynn A LA Czachor Jason D JD Razoky Hiedy H Hill Ashley A Westphal Joslyn J Molina Kimberly M KM Lipshultz Steven E SE

Progress in pediatric cardiology 20190307

<h4>Background</h4>Cardiomyopathies are a rare cause of pediatric heart disease, but they are one of the leading causes of heart failure admissions, sudden death, and need for heart transplant in childhood. Reports from the Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Registry (PCMR) have shown that almost 40% of children presenting with symptomatic cardiomyopathy either die or undergo heart transplant within 2 years of presentation. Little is known regarding circulating biomarkers as predictors of outcome in pedia ...[more]

PMID: 31745384

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Cardiac Biomarkers in Pediatric Cardiomyopathy: Study Design and Recruitment Results from the Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Registry.

Background

Study design

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Conclusion

Clinical trial registration nct01873976

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Cardiac Biomarkers in Pediatric Cardiomyopathy: Study Design and Recruitment Results from the Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Registry.

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