title: A case of fatal mitochondrial cardiomyopathy.
abstract: We report a case of mitochondrial cardiomyopathy in a Japanese boy who presented with severe cardiac heart failure and died 6 days after admission. The onset of mitochondrial cardiomyopathy often occurs very early in childhood and has a rapid downward course.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Saiseikai Yokohama Nanbu Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Utako
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
authors.forename: Toshimitsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shibata
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yasui
authors.forename: Mari
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iwamoto
authors.forename: Kiyohiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takigiku
authors.forename: Shunpei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yokota
mesh_terms: D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004562:Electrocardiography; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017240:Mitochondrial Myopathies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology