Article
[Histiocytoid cardiomyopathy in an infant].
Kardiologiia - 1 Jan 2012
Bregel' L V, Belozerov Iu M, Ogloblina M L, Golubev S S, Zemchenko O A, Pavlenok K N, Antoshkina E P, Bochkareva A K, Popod'ko T N
Abstract excerpt
We present a description of a clinical observation of a histiocytoid cardiomyopathy in a female patient aged 4 months. This pathology is rare in pediatric cardiology. Its etiology is linked with mutation of the gene encoding mitochondrial cytochrome B (mitochondrial transport of electrons). This mutation leads to a specific morphological and functional abnormalities of cardiomyocytes. Purkinje cells and cells of...
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