Isolated non-compaction of the left ventricular myocardium in a neonate--a case report

We describe a case of a neonate who developed cardiogenic shock 24 days after birth. Echocardiography revealed congenital anomaly--isolated non-compaction of the left ventricular myocardium. Medical treatment was effective. The whole clinical presentation suggests the Barth syndrome. The diagnosis a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Kardiologia polska (1957) 2006-12, Vol.64 (12), p.1422-1425
Hauptverfasser:	Szulik, Mariola, Lenarczyk, Anna, Rycaj, Jarosław, Białkowski, Jacek, Dziubek, Bogusława, Kalarus, Zbigniew, Kukulski, Tomasz
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	pol
Schlagworte:	Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use Captopril - therapeutic use Cardiotonic Agents - therapeutic use Echocardiography Heart Defects, Congenital - complications Heart Defects, Congenital - diagnostic imaging Heart Defects, Congenital - drug therapy Heart Failure - diagnostic imaging Heart Failure - drug therapy Heart Failure - etiology Humans Infant, Newborn Male Medigoxin - therapeutic use Myocardium - pathology Shock, Cardiogenic - etiology Treatment Outcome Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - diagnostic imaging Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - etiology
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Zusammenfassung:	We describe a case of a neonate who developed cardiogenic shock 24 days after birth. Echocardiography revealed congenital anomaly--isolated non-compaction of the left ventricular myocardium. Medical treatment was effective. The whole clinical presentation suggests the Barth syndrome. The diagnosis and treatment of this condition are discussed.
ISSN:	0022-9032