Paediatric Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Challenges

Authors

MA Raajeshwaren, Department of Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
Chellappa Vijayakumar, Department of Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
Souradeep Dutta, Department of Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
Vishnu PN Ramakrishnaiah, Department of Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India

Abstract

Restrictive cardiomyopathy is one of the rarest forms of cardiomyopathies in paediatric patients characterised by impaired myocardial relaxation or compliance with restricted ventricular filling, leading to a reduced diastolic volume with a preserved systolic function. We report 2 cases—a 5-year-old boy who presented with abdominal distension and palpitation with family history of similar complaints but no definite genetic diagnosis as yet and a 5-year-old girl who presented with chronic cough and shortness of breath. Both cases were diagnosed in a tertiary care hospital in Muscat, Oman, in 2019 and are managed supportively with regular outpatient follow-up. This is the first series of reported cases of paediatric restrictive cardiomyopathy from Oman.

Keywords: Cardiomyopathy; Restrictive Cardiomyopathy; Congestive Heart Failure.

Publication Date

5-27-2024

First Page

283

Last Page

287

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Recommended Citation

Raajeshwaren, MA; Vijayakumar, Chellappa; Dutta, Souradeep; and Ramakrishnaiah, Vishnu PN (2024) "Paediatric Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Challenges," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal: Vol. 24: 283-287.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.1.2024.001