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CASE REPORT
Progressive cardiomyopathy as manifestation of mitochondrial disease
1 Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Cantabria, Spain
2 Service of Neurology
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Dr Daniel N Nan, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Avd Valdecilla, s/n 39008 Santander, Spain;
nandani{at}teleline.es
Cardiomyopathies are a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of cardiac diseases in which the myocardium is primarily involved. Mitochondrial DNA point mutations have been identified in a broad spectrum of mitochondrial disorders, which are associated with neurological diseases. However, they also have been reported in patients with cardiomyopathy, either alone or as part of a multisystem disorder. A patient who presented with severe heart failure and was diagnosed as having a mitochondrial A3243G mutation is described.
Keywords: cardiomyopathy; mitochondrial disease
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