REVERSIBLE STEROID-INDUCED HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY WITH LEFT-VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION IN 2 NEWBORNS

Authors
HANEY I LACHANCE C VANDOESBURG NH FOURON JC
Citation
I. Haney et al., REVERSIBLE STEROID-INDUCED HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY WITH LEFT-VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION IN 2 NEWBORNS, American journal of perinatology, 12(4), 1995, pp. 271-274
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
American journal of perinatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
07351631
Volume
12
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
271 - 274
Database
ISI
SICI code
0735-1631(1995)12:4<271:RSHCWL>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
Dexamethasone is now frequently used in the treatment of bronchopulmon ary dysplasia. We report on two premature babies receiving dexamethaso ne who developed symptomatic myocardial hypertrophy and left ventricul ar outflow tract obstruction, as documented by M-mode echocardiography and Doppler studies. A normal heart was recorded on echocardiography before and after dexamethasone treatment. The patients had no known ri sk factors associated with the development of obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.