The Role of Genetic Testing in the Evaluation of Dilated Cardiomyopathies

We present an adolescent African American male admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit with cardiogenic shock and acute respiratory failure. Through an overview of his presentation, diagnostic workup, and treatment, we demonstrate the clinical utility of genetic testing in the evaluation of unex...

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Autores principales: Agboola, Kolade M., McGill, Trevon, Boilson, Barry A., Pereira, Naveen L., Jentzer, Jacob C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7946478/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33763259
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6641108
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Sumario:We present an adolescent African American male admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit with cardiogenic shock and acute respiratory failure. Through an overview of his presentation, diagnostic workup, and treatment, we demonstrate the clinical utility of genetic testing in the evaluation of unexplained dilated cardiomyopathies.

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