Authors: A. Augustínová 1; M. Benedeková 2; J. Mašura 1 Authors‘ workplace: Detské kardiocentrum DFNsP, Bratislava, 1prednosta doc. MUDr. J. Mašura, CSc. I. detská klinika DFNsP, Bratislava, 2prednostka doc. MUDr. M. Benedeková, CSc. Published in: Čes-slov Pediat 1999; (8): 417-420. Category:
39 children from a group of 62 patients who suffered as infants from cardiac decompensation and had on ECGleft ventricular decompensation with an overload reached adult age. The diagnosis of FE was assessed by analogywith 18 infants with a similar clinical picture who died and necropsy revealed FE. 70% of the surviving childrenhave a normal clinical finding and good quality of life. In half of them there are however liminal findings of leftventricular dysfunction on echocardiography, which in the authors’ opinion suggests persistance of pathologicalstructures in the endocardium with possible relapse of decompensation under certain adverse conditions of theorganism. The 30% who survive to adult age have some other pathological clinical findings, most frequentlypersisting mitral insufficiency. The authors consider the latter patients as not completely cured. Four patients whodied in adult age, one after transplantation of the heart and two with serious relapse of decompensation afterchildbirth draw attention to the risks of patients with FE. It is questionable whether there is a possibility of completecure and elimination of the pathological structure of the endocardium.
Key words: fibroelastosis of the endocardium (FE), intravital diagnosis, survival to adult age
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