Short report
Simultaneous onset of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy in
identical middle-aged twins
A G C Suttona, U Somasundramb, J A Halla
a Cardiothoracic Unit,
South Cleveland Hospital, Middlesbrough TS4 3BW, UK, b Friarage Hospital,
Northallerton, N Yorks, UK
Accepted 2 September
1998
Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy is a primary myocardial
disease which is characterised by left ventricular, or biventricular, dilatation and impaired contractility. The precise aetiology is unknown
and the relative contribution of genetic and environmental factors is
debated. We report two identical male twins of Caucasian origin with
idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy who presented within a few months of
each other.
Keywords: idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy; twins
© 1999 by The Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine
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