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Potential role for a postmortem echocardiographic evaluation in infants with suspected dilated cardiomyopathy
  • Mani Ram Krishna,
  • Usha Nandhini Sennaiyan
Mani Ram Krishna
Tiny Hearts Fetal and Pediatric Cardiac Clinic Thanjavur

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Usha Nandhini Sennaiyan
Tiny Hearts Fetal and Pediatric Cardiac Clinic Thanjavur
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Abstract

Dilated cardiomyopathy in infants could potentially be secondary to structural heart diseases such as LV outflow obstruction and ALCAPA. These conditions can be diagnosed by a dedicated echocardiogram. When such an evaluation was not possible, a postmortem echocardiogram could potentially provide clues about the possibility of a structural heart disease