27 research outputs found
Dilated cardiomyopathy of unknown cause in young patients: risk evaluation, possible etiologies, and treatment.
Get PDFChildhood dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is characterized by a dilated left ventricle and systolic dysfunction, and in some patients also by right ventricle failure. It is a serious myocardial disease, usually idiopathic, but its infectious, metabolic and genetic aetiologies are increasingly revealed. DCM frequently results in heart failure and sometimes death. It is the most common form of cardiomyopathy and the most common reason for heart transplantation in children
Topical atenolol versus pilocarpine: a double-blind study of the effect on ocular tension.
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Screening for mutations and polymorphisms in the genes KCNH2 and KCNE2 encoding the cardiac HERG/MiRPI ion channel:Implications for acquired and congenital long Q-T syndrome
No full textMutations in the HERG ion channel: A novel link between long QT syndrome and sudden death syndrome
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