Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2000 Jan;2(1):3-10.

Dilated cardiomyopathy in childhood

O Franklin  1 , M Burch
Affiliations

Dilated cardiomyopathy in childhood

O Franklin et al. Images Paediatr Cardiol. 2000 Jan.

Abstract

Dilated Cardiomyopathy is an uncommon disease in children but morbidity and mortality in affected patients are high. This review discuses clinical presentation, diagnosis, medical management and prognosis of the condition, with an emphasis on recent advances that have influenced management of these children.

Keywords: Cardiomyopathy; Heart transplantation; Myocarditis/diagnosis; Prognosis; congestive.

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Chest x-ray in a child with dilated cardiomyopathy
Figure 2
Figure 2
On left: echocardiographic apical four chamber view of dilated cardiomyopathy - note mitral regurgitation. Middle: parasternal long axis view of dilated cardiomyopathy. Right: note mitral regurgitation in same view.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Aortogram in anomalous origin of left coronary artery
Figure 4
Figure 4
Mural thrombus (MT) in a child with dilated cardiomyopathy
Figure 5
Figure 5
Axial flow impeller pump
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Robinson PJ, Sullivan ID, Kumpeng V, Anderson RH, MacCartney FJ. Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery form the pulmonary trunk: potential for false negative diagnosis with cross-sectional echocardiography. Br Heart J. 1984;52:272–277. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Johnsrude CL, Perry JC, Cecchin F, O’Brian-Smith E, Fraley K, Friedman RA, Towbin JA. Differentiating Anomalous left main coronary artery originating form the pulmonary artery in infants from myocarditis and dilated cardiomyopathy by electrocardiogram. Am J Cardiol. 1995;75:71–74. - PubMed
    1. Michels VV, Moll PP, Miller FA, et al. The Frequency of familial dilated cardiomyopathy in a series of patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. N Engl J Med. 1992;326:77–82. - PubMed
    1. The SOLVED Investigators. Effects of Enalapril on survival in patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction and congestive heart failure. N Engl J Med. 1991;325:293–302. - PubMed
    1. The CONSENUS Trial Study Group. Effects of enalapril on mortality in severe congestive cardiac failure; results of the Cooperative North Scandinavian Enalapril Survival Study. N Engl J Med. 1987;316:1429–1435. - PubMed

LinkOut - more resources