[Dilated cardiomyopathy in infants. Report of a clinical case with particularly favorable outcome].

Minerva Pediatr

Servizio di Cardiologia e U.C.I.C., Ospedale L. A. Galmarini, U.S.S.L. n. 7-Tradate, Varese.

Published: September 1990

Dilated cardiomyopathy has a poor prognosis in infants and children. We report the favourable long term outcome of a case of dilated cardiomyopathy discovered at age seven months. The knowledge of natural history of these patients is very important to develop predictive indexes to select patients who might respond to medical management and those who might be suitable candidates for cardiac transplantation.

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