Unraveling an Unusual Phenocopy of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: MELAS Syndrome

Autor: Anna B. Reid, Luigi Venetucci, Matthias Schmitt, Gaetano Nucifora
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Diagnostics, Vol 11, Iss 2, p 295 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2075-4418
DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics11020295
Popis: The mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) syndrome is an uncommon cause of cardiac hypertrophy, fibrosis, and dysfunction. It shares similar features to numerous other causes of left ventricular hypertrophy, and therefore, because of its rarity, may not be immediately considered as a diagnosis. Prompt recognition of clinical and cardiac imaging features may expedite diagnosis and management. We report the case of a 38-year-old man admitted with neurological symptoms and in whom the diagnostic workup led to the diagnosis of MELAS syndrome with cardiac involvement.
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