Survival analysis of patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy in Oman.

Objective: To study the 10-year survival of adults with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDC) in Oman.

Methods: Ninety-seven patients aged >13 years with IDC attending the Cardiology Unit, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman from 1992-1995 were prospectively studied, in order to identify the outcome and factors contributing to death.

Results: Among 97 patients, 2 died from acute heart failure at presentation.

Dizziness during pregnancy due to cardiac myxoma.

A woman in the second trimester of pregnancy with recurrent episodes of dizziness is presented. She had a large left atrial myxoma that interfered with left ventricular filling, compromising cardiac output accounting for the symptoms. Surgical excision of the tumor was performed successfully during pregnancy.