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ArticleBMC pediatrics2024

Familial dilated cardiomyopathy in a child: a case report.

Ali Ismail, Dima Khreis, Amani Assaad, Marianne Nimah Majdalani

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Article in BMC pediatrics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ali IsmailDepartment of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, PO Box: 11-0236. Riad El Solh, Beirut, Beirut, 1107 2020, Lebanon.
Dima KhreisDepartment of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, PO Box: 11-0236. Riad El Solh, Beirut, Beirut, 1107 2020, Lebanon.
Amani AssaadDepartment of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, PO Box: 11-0236. Riad El Solh, Beirut, Beirut, 1107 2020, Lebanon.
Marianne Nimah MajdalaniDepartment of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, PO Box: 11-0236. Riad El Solh, Beirut, Beirut, 1107 2020, Lebanon. mn40@aub.edu.lb.
American University of Beirut · LBAmerican University of Beirut Medical Center · LB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) commonly leads to heart failure (HF) and represents the most common indication for cardiac transplantation in the pediatric population. Clinical manifestations of DCM are mainly the symptoms of heart failure; it is diagnosed by EKG, chest x-ray and echocardiography. For the idiopathic and familial diseases cases of DCM, there are no definite guidelines for treatment in children as they are treated for prognostic improvement. CASE PRESENTATION: We report the case of a 2-year-old girl diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy associated with homozygous mutation in the Myosin Light Chain 3 gene admitted for edema in lower extremities, muscle weakness, lethargy and vomiting, and she was found to be in cardiogenic shock. Chest x-ray showed cardiomegaly and EKG showed first degree atrioventricular block. Echocardiogram showed severe biventricular systolic and diastolic dysfunction. After 70 days of hospitalization, the patient went into cardiac arrest with cessation of electrical and mechanical activity of the heart, despite cardiopulmonary resuscitative efforts.

conclusionAlthough rare, pediatric DCM carries a high risk of morbidity and mortality and a lack of curative therapy.

Indexed as

Cardiomyopathy, DilatedHeart FailureHeart TransplantationChild, PreschoolEchocardiographyFemaleHumansCardiogenic shockDilated cardiomyopathyEchocardiogramGeneticsPediatrics

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PMID38561731
PMCPMC10983683
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