title: [Cardiac hypertrophy associated with subaortic obstruction induced by adrenocorticotropic hormone treatment].
abstract: A 7 months-old child affected of West syndrome presented a cardiac hypertrophy with subaortic obstruction induced by adrenocorticotropic hormone treatment. The administration of this hormone may induce a Cushing syndrome; at high doses has chronotropic and inotropic positive effects and may produce arterial hypertension and cardiac hypertrophy. We pointed out the importance of the echocardiography-Doppler in the diagnosis and follow-up of the cardiac hypertrophy with subaortic obstruction as well as the reversibility of the cardiac involvement when the drug is suppressed.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Cardiología, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Martí
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Guasch
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Binia
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Subirana
mesh_terms: D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001020:Aortic Stenosis, Subvalvular / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000150:complications; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
vernacular_title: Hipertrofia cardíaca asociada con obstrucción subaórtica inducida por el tratamiento con hormona adrenocorticotropa.