Dilated cardiomyopathy in a patient receiving continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.
We describe a unique case of a 10 year old girl with dilated cardiomyopathy who has been receiving continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. She responded to treatment with a beta 1-agonist. We note that electrocardiography and echocardiography are effective for early recognition of the onset of dilated cardiomyopathy and that a thallium scan should be performed to assess the severity of dilated cardiomyopathy in patients with chronic renal insufficiency.
Ohmoto
S
S
Department of Pediatrics, Kawasaki Medical School, Okayama, Japan.
Mihara
S
S
Fujino
M
M
Morita
T
T
Morita
K
K
Kouno
K
K
D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory; D011379:Prognosis; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology
D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists