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From Prognostic Determinants to Trajectory-Based Risk Stratification in Pediatric Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Clinical Implications for Therapeutic Decision-Making — A Narrative Review [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]
Family & Kids
- When:
- June 1, 2026 · 4:12 AM
- Source:
- F1000Research
Pediatric dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is one of the rare causes of heart failure in children that can be fatal without early diagnosis and treatment. The dis-ease has highly variable outcomes: some patients may require HTx, some may die early without timely treatment, whereas a smaller subset of children may recover partially. This narrative review integrates up-to-date prognostic evidence from clini-cal presentation, echocardiography and advanced imaging, circulating biomarkers, and genetic fi