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Endocardial fibroelastosis and infantile polycystic disease
Author(s) -
EBELING PETER,
BURKE JOHN R.,
RADFORD DOROTHY J.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1985.tb02134.x
Subject(s) - endocardial fibroelastosis , medicine , disease , cardiology , polycystic disease , pediatrics , heart disease , kidney
A child with infantile polycystic disease who developed cardiac failure from endocardial fibroelastosis is described. Endocardial fibroelastosis has been reported in adult type polycystic disease in childhood. Endocardial fibroelastosis should be suspected in a child with polycystic disease who develops unexplained cardiac failure.