Here we report the first infantile case of restrictive cardiomyopathy caused by a de novo mutation of the cardiac troponin T gene. The patient presented with an apparent life-threatening event. She developed malignant arrhythmias and hemodynamic instability, requiring initial rescue support with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, and subsequently underwent insertion of a biventricular assist device (VAD). She successfully received an orthotopic heart transplant 172 days after VAD implantation. Copyright © 2006 by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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Peddy, S. B., Vricella, L. A., Crosson, J. E., Oswald, G. L., Cohn, R. D., Cameron, D. E., … Loeys, B. L. (2006). Infantile restrictive cardiomyopathy resulting from a mutation in the cardiac troponin T gene. Pediatrics, 117(5), 1830–1833. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2005-2301
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