Douglas E Cannie, Alexandros Protonotarios, Athanasios Bakalakos, Petros Syrris, Massimiliano Lorenzini, Bianca De Stavola, Louise Bjerregaard, Anne M Dybro, Thomas M Hey, Frederikke G Hansen, Marina Navarro Penalver, Maria G Crespo-Leiro, Jose M Larrañaga-Moreira, Fernando de Frutos, Renee Johnson, Thomas A Slater, Lorenzo Monserrat, Anshuman Sengupta, Luisa Mestroni, Matthew R G Taylor, Gianfranco Sinagra, Zofia Bilinska, Itziar Solla-Ruiz, Xabier Arana Achaga, Roberto Barriales-Villa, Pablo Garcia-Pavia, Juan R Gimeno, Matteo Dal Ferro, Marco Merlo, Karim Wahbi, Diane Fatkin, Jens Mogensen, Torsten B Rasmussen, Perry M Elliott
BACKGROUND: Variants in RBM20 are reported in 2% to 6% of familial cases of dilated cardiomyopathy and may be associated with fatal ventricular arrhythmia and rapid heart failure progression. We sought to determine the risk of adverse events in RBM20 variant carriers and the impact of sex on outcomes. METHODS: Consecutive probands and relatives carrying RBM20 variants were retrospectively recruited from 12 cardiomyopathy units. The primary end point was a composite of malignant ventricular arrhythmia (MVA) and end-stage heart failure (ESHF)...
August 18, 2023: Circulation. Genomic and Precision Medicine