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Case Reports
. 2011 Aug 4;150(3):e94-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.12.012. Epub 2010 Jan 4.

Hydrocortisone induced hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

J Vimala, Atul Prabhu, Sreeja Pavithran, Raghavan Nair Suresh Kumar
Case Reports

Hydrocortisone induced hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

J Vimala et al. Int J Cardiol. .

Abstract

A preterm infant developed recurrent, hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) on administration of steroids which resolved after discontinuation of the drug. Following a course of hydrocortisone for treatment of broncho-pulmonary dysplasia, echocardiography showed left ventricular hypertrophy with outflow tract obstruction, resolving on stopping the drug, only to recur after a second course.

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