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INTRACARDIAC THROMBUS IN AN INFANT WITH DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY: CASE REPORT
Akhil Mehrotra*, Mohammad Shaban and Faiz Illahi Siddiqui
ABSTRACT
Cardiomyopathies are rare diseases of the heart muscle with wide variety of causations, that manifest with various structural and functional phenotypes but are invariably associated with cardiac dysfunction. Dilated cardiomyopathy is the commonest cardiomyopathy in children, and the majority present before one year of age. Its etiology may be acquired or genetic. Myocarditis is an important cause and is responsible for the majority of acquired cases. Inherited (familial) forms of dilated cardiomyopathy may occur in 25-50% of patients. Echocardiographic and tissue Doppler studies are the basis for diagnosis of dilated cardiomyopathy in most patients. Marked dilatation of the left ventricle with global hypokinesis is the hallmark of the disease. Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCMP) may be associated with formation or intracardiac thrombi which may embolize and result in life-threatening complications. We are presenting a 6 month old female child afflicted with DCMP and LV apical clot.
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