Interv Akut Kardiol. 2004;3(1):27-28

Dilated cardiomyopathy in sibs - acute complications in association with coronary atheroslerosis

Michal Čepelák, Richard Rokyta, Jan Opatrný, MUDr. Pavel Boček
I. Interní klinika, kardiologické oddělení, FN Plzeň

Dilated cardiomyopathy has been suspected as the cause of acute heart failure in two brothers admitted to the coronary care unit. Attention is given to the etiology of the disease as well as to the association with coronary atherosclerosis, which caused an extremely complicated course of the disease in one of the sibs.

Keywords: dilated cardiomyopathy, coronary atherosclerosis, familial linkage, arrhytmias.

Published: December 31, 2004  Show citation

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Čepelák M, Rokyta R, Opatrný J, Boček P. Dilated cardiomyopathy in sibs - acute complications in association with coronary atheroslerosis. Interv Akut Kardiol. 2004;3(1):27-28.

Referován výskyt dilatační kardiomyopatie u dvou sourozenců přijatých na koronární jednotku pro akutní srdeční selhání. Pozornost je věnována etiologii dilatační kardiomyopatie a jejímu sdružení s koronární aterosklerózou, které u jednoho ze sourozenců vedlo k extrémně komplikovanému průběhu.

DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY IN SIBS - ACUTE COMPLICATIONS IN ASSOCIATION WITH CORONARY ATHEROSLEROSIS

Dilated cardiomyopathy has been suspected as the cause of acute heart failure in two brothers admitted to the coronary care unit. Attention is given to the etiology of the disease as well as to the association with coronary atherosclerosis, which caused an extremely complicated course of the disease in one of the sibs.

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