Cardiac Amyloidosis in a Child Presenting with Syncope: The First Reported Case and a Diagnostic Dilemma
Recommended Citation
Torpoco Rivera DM, Williams CT, and Karpawich PP. Cardiac Amyloidosis in a Child Presenting with Syncope: The First Reported Case and a Diagnostic Dilemma. Pediatr Cardiol 2021.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-16-2021
Publication Title
Pediatric cardiology
Abstract
Cardiac amyloidosis is a rare cause of cardiomyopathy, reported exclusively in adults. We report the first known case presenting in childhood. A 12-year-old boy presented with syncope and diagnosed with ventricular non-compaction by echocardiography. Eventual genetic testing confirmed a TTR gene mutation associated with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis.
PubMed ID
34783874
ePublication
ePub ahead of print
