High prevalence of familial and genetic disease in children with cardiomyopathies: baseline paediatric data from the ESC EORP Cardiomyopathy and Myocarditis registry

Abstract Background Previous studies on paediatric cardiomyopathies have provided useful information on their epidemiology and clinical presentation but have been limited by a lack of detailed data on genetic testing and aetiology. Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine the frequency of familial and genetic disease among children with cardiomyopathy enrolled in the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Cardiomyopathy and Myocarditis EORP Long-Term Registry (CMY-LT). Methods 633 individuals aged