Yield of family screening in dilated cardiomyopathy within low-income setting: Tanzanian experience

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is often familial and screening of relatives is recommended. However, studies on the yield of screening are scarce in developing countries. AIM: The aim of the study was to identify and characterise First-degree relatives of patients with DCM in Tanzania. METHODS: We recruited first-degree relatives of 57 DCM patients. DCM in the relatives was diagnosed using the 2016 revised definition by the European Society of Cardiology working group on myocardial and pericardial diseases. RESULTS: = 0.001). CONCLUSION: First-degree relatives of patients with DCM are at risk of developing asymptomatic DCM at a young age.