Abstract:Patient: Male, 2Final Diagnosis: Obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathySymptoms: Congestive heart failureMedication: —Clinical Procedure: Left ventricular septal myectomy • repair of congenital heart diseaseSpecialty: CardiologyObjective:Rare diseaseBackground:Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is uncommon in Down syndrome (DS). When combined with congenital heart disease (CHD) both morbidity and mortality may be greater compared to CHD alone. Whether HCM in DS patients is related to having trisomy 21 versus a… Show more
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