title: X-linked cardiomyopathy presenting as contracted endocardial fibroelastosis.
abstract: We report a case of familial contracted endocardial fibroelastosis (EFE) in a young boy presenting at 14 months of age with severe heart failure. A previous echocardiogram showed normal left ventricular (LV) size and systolic function. The family history was suggestive of X-linked cardiomyopathy. These findings are assessed in light of earlier reports of contracted EFE.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: Gunnar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sjoberg
authors.forename: Chung Wo
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Chow
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: Robert G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Weintraub
mesh_terms: D002303:Cardiac Output, Low / Q000209:etiology; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics*; D004452:Echocardiography; D004695:Endocardial Fibroelastosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D050172:Genes, X-Linked; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree; D012720:Severity of Illness Index