Familial dilated (congestive) cardiomyopathy.
Dilated (congestive) cardiomyopathy (DCM) in two brothers is reported. The clinical course in both cases was dominated by severe congestive heart failure (CHF) with heart rhythm disturbances in one sibling. The onset of the disease was preceded by influenza-like episodes in one case. HLA typing carried out in this patient demonstrated the presence of the A11 antigen which is shown to be more frequently encountered in this cardiomyopathy.
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Tomaszewski
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Szpajer
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D000328:Adult; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D005192:Family Health; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male