Cardiomyopathy, Dilated ; etiology ; genetics ; Humans

Humans ; Propionic Acidemia/complications* ; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated/etiology*

Cardiomyopathies ; classification ; diagnosis ; etiology ; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated ; diagnosis ; etiology ; Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic ; diagnosis ; etiology ; Child ; Humans ; Pediatrics ; Suggestion

Cardiomyopathy, Dilated ; etiology ; pathology ; therapy ; Humans ; Myocardium ; pathology

Cardiomyopathies ; classification ; diagnosis ; etiology ; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated ; diagnosis ; etiology ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; China ; Humans

Adolescent ; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated ; diagnosis ; etiology ; physiopathology ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Female ; Graves Disease ; complications ; diagnosis ; physiopathology ; Humans

OBJECTIVETo study the ECG features in children with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), and related factors for the occurrence of arrhythmia secondary to DCM.

METHODSData from 68 children with DCM from January 1998 to March 2011 were studied. The children were classified into three groups: severe arrhythmia (n=42), non-severe arrhythmia (n=20) and non-arrhythmia (n=6). Left ventricular end diastolic diameter (LVED), left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and left ventricular fractional shortening (LVFS) were compared.

RESULTSAbnormal ECG results were found in all of the 68 children with DCM. Sinus tachycardia (91%) and ectopic pulsatile (86%) were common. LVED in the severe arrhythmia group (74±6 mm) was greater than that in the non-severe arrhythmia group (65±4 mm; P<0.05) and non-arrhythmia group (61±3 mm; P<0.05). LVED in the non-severe arrhythmia group was also greater than that in the non-arrhythmia group (P<0.05). LVEF and LVFS in the severe arrhythmia group were (30±11)% and (22±4)%, respectively, which were lower than those in the non-severe arrhythmia group［(37±12)% and (28±5)%, respectively］and non-arrhythmia group［(45±9)% and (34±7)%, respectively］(P<0.05). There were also significant differences in the LVEF and LVFS between the non-severe arrhythmia and non-arrhythmia groups (P<0.05).

CONCLUSIONSThe common abnormal ECG findings are sinus tachycardia and ectopic pulsatile in children with DCM. Arrhythmia is one of the main clinical manifestations of DCM. The occurrence of arrhythmia is associated with the left ventricular size and heart function.

Adolescent ; Arrhythmias, Cardiac ; etiology ; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated ; complications ; physiopathology ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Electrocardiography ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Male

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Cardiomyopathy, Dilated/etiology/*pathology ; Endomyocardial Fibrosis/*radiography ; Gadolinium ; Heart Ventricles/*physiopathology ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging/*methods ; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left/*physiopathology

BACKGROUNDAlthough clinical treatment for heart failure and sudden death has been improved over the last few decades, the morbidity and mortality of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) have increased. So a better understanding of the underlying molecular events leading to DCM is urgent. Persistent viral infection (especially coxsackievirus group B3) of the myocardium in viral myocarditis and DCM has never been neglected by experts. Recent data indicate that the up-regulation of coxsackievirus and adenovirus receptor (CAR) in viral cardiomyopathy contributes to viral infection as a key factor in the pathogenesis of this disease. This study aimed to investigate the role and regulatory mechanism of CAR in DCM by the bioinformatic method.

METHODSWe identified the clusters of genes co-expressed with CAR by clustering algorithm based on the public available microarray dataset of DCM (Kittleson, et al. 2005), and mapped these genes into the protein-protein interaction networks to investigate the interaction relationship to each other at the protein level after confirming that the samples are characterized by the cluster of genes in correctly partitioning.

RESULTSThe gene cluster GENESET 11 containing 33 genes including CAR with similar expression pattern was identified by cluster algorithm, of which 19 genes were found to have interaction information of the protein encoded by them in the current human protein interaction database. Especially, 12 genes present as critical nodes (called HUB node) at the protein level are involved in energy metabolism, signal transduction, viral infection, immuno-response, cell apoptosis, cell proliferation, tissue repair, etc.

CONCLUSIONSThe genes in GENESET 11 together with CAR may play a pathogenic role in the development of DCM, mainly involved in the mechanism of energy metabolism, signal transduction, viral infection, immuno-response, cell apoptosis and tissue repair.

Cardiomyopathy, Dilated ; etiology ; Computational Biology ; Coxsackie and Adenovirus Receptor-Like Membrane Protein ; Humans ; Multigene Family ; Receptors, Virus ; genetics ; physiology

OBJECTIVETo examine the hemodynamic and electrophysiological influence of left ventricular aneurysm (LVA) formation in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDCM).

METHODSAll hospital records were retrospectively reviewed from IDCM patients admitted to our hospital between 2003 and 2008. Patients with coronary angiography evidenced ischemic cardiomyopathy were excluded. IDCM patients with LVA (I + L) diagnosed by left ventriculography were enrolled. Twelve age-, gender- and left-ventricular-diameter- matched patients with IDCM without LVA served as control group (I - L).

RESULTSSix out of 998 patients with IDCM were confirmed to have LVA (0.60%). The LV peak-systolic pressure was higher in the I + L group than in I - L group [ (130 +/- 10) mm Hg (1 mm Hg = 0.133 kPa) vs. (117 +/-9) mm Hg, P < 0.05]. The LV end-diastolic volume was significantly larger in the I + L group than in I-L group[ (272 +/- 57) ml vs. (207 +/- 60) ml, P < 0.05]. The LV ejection fraction was slightly lower in the I + L group than in I - L group [ (27 +/- 9)% vs. (35 +/- 6)%, P = 0. 09]. Ventricular arrhythmia occurred more frequently in I + L group than in I - L group.

CONCLUSIONLVA formation in IDCM was a rare phenomenon. IDCM patients with LVA seem to have higher LV peak-systolic pressure, larger end-diastolic volume, worse LV systolic function and more frequent ventricular arrhythmia than those without LVA.

Adult ; Aged ; Arrhythmias, Cardiac ; etiology ; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated ; complications ; pathology ; physiopathology ; Female ; Heart Aneurysm ; complications ; pathology ; physiopathology ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Retrospective Studies