[Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy associated with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome]

Acta Clin Belg. 2003 Jan-Feb;58(1):54-7. doi: 10.1179/acb.2003.58.1.008.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) with Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome is extremely rare and associated with a high risk of ventricular tachyarrhythmia and sudden death. We report a familial form of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy associated with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome in two siblings 7 and 12-year-old. These patients showed progression to left ventricular dilatation. Early recognition and treatment of such forms can improve such evolution and the risk of sudden death.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic, Familial / etiology*
  • Child
  • Disease Progression
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular
  • Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome / complications*