[Cardiac hypertrophy associated with subaortic obstruction induced by adrenocorticotropic hormone treatment].
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.
Martí
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Departamento de Cardiología, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona.
Guasch
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Binia
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Subirana
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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
D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
Hipertrofia cardíaca asociada con obstrucción subaórtica inducida por el tratamiento con hormona adrenocorticotropa.