An Autopsy Case of Familial Idiopathic Dilatation of Bilateral Atria.

Background— Atrial dilatation and atrial standstill are etiologically heterogeneous phenotypes with poorly defined nosology. In 1983, we described 8-years follow-up of atrial dilatation with standstill evolution in 8 patients from 3 families. We later identified 5 additional patients with identical phenotypes: 1 member of the largest original family and 4 unrelated to the 3 original families. All families are from the same geographic area in Northeast Italy. Methods and Results— We followed up the 13 patients for up to 37 years, extended the clinical investigation and monitoring to living relatives, and investigated the genetic basis of the disease. The disease was characterized by: (1) clinical onset in adulthood; (2) biatrial dilatation up to giant size; (3) early supraventricular arrhythmias with progressive loss of atrial electric activity to atrial standstill; (4) thromboembolic complications; and (5) stable, normal left ventricular function and New York Heart Association functional class during the long-term course of the disease. By linkage analysis, we mapped a locus at 1p36.22 containing the Natriuretic Peptide Precursor A gene. By sequencing Natriuretic Peptide Precursor A , we identified a homozygous missense mutation (p.Arg150Gln) in all living affected individuals of the 6 families. All patients showed low serum levels of atrial natriuretic peptide. Heterozygous mutation carriers were healthy and demonstrated normal levels of atrial natriuretic peptide. Conclusions— Autosomal recessive atrial dilated cardiomyopathy is a rare disease associated with homozygous mutation of the Natriuretic Peptide Precursor A gene and characterized by extreme atrial dilatation with standstill evolution, thromboembolic risk, preserved left ventricular function, and severely decreased levels of atrial natriuretic peptide.

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A case of enlargement of the right atrium associated with myositis detectedby muscle ultrasonography

Miyazaki¹,

Takamatsu²,

Miyashiro³

et al. 2011

Neurosonalogy

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An Autopsy Case of Familial Idiopathic Dilatation of Bilateral Atria.

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Dilatação Aneurismática Isolada do Átrio Direito, com Resolução Cirúrgica, em Adulta de 53 Anos

Dilatação Aneurismática Isolada do Átrio Direito, com Resolução Cirúrgica, em Adulta de 53 Anos

Autosomal Recessive Atrial Dilated Cardiomyopathy With Standstill Evolution Associated With Mutation of Natriuretic Peptide Precursor A

A case of enlargement of the right atrium associated with myositis detectedby muscle ultrasonography

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