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Only one beer can be mortal: a case report of two sisters with cardiac arrest due to a homozygous mutation in PPA2 gene.
European journal of pediatrics - 1 Aug 2023
Manzanilla-Romero Héctor Hugo, Schermer Elisabeth, Mayr Agnes, Rudnik-Schöneborn Sabine
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We report the long way to the correct diagnosis in two teenage sisters who developed a cardiac arrest after consuming minimal amounts of alcohol. The older girl dramatically survived two cardiac arrests at the age of 14 and 15 years. She underwent an extensive examination that revealed isolated cardiac abnormalities including fibrosis, dilated cardiomyopathy and inflammation. The younger girl also had a cardiac...
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