A family history of dilated cardiomyopathy induced by viral myocarditis.
Myocarditis can lead to acute heart failure, cardiogenic shock, or sudden death and later, dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) with chronic heart failure. We report the cases of two DCM induced by acute and past myocarditis in the same family and expressed by its two main complications within few weeks: an hemodynamic presentation as a fulminant myocarditis rapidly leading to cardiac tranplantation and a rythmologic presentation as an electrical storm leading to catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia. These cases ask the question of the family predisposition to viral myocarditis leading to DCM.
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Rangueil, 1 Avenue Jean Poulhès, 31059 Toulouse Cedex 9, France ; Cardiac Imaging Center, University Hospital of Toulouse, Toulouse, France.
Thomas
T
Cognet
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Rangueil, 1 Avenue Jean Poulhès, 31059 Toulouse Cedex 9, France ; Cardiac Imaging Center, University Hospital of Toulouse, Toulouse, France ; Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Toulouse, Toulouse, France ; Rangueil Medical School, Toulouse, France.
Olivier
O
Lairez
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Rangueil, 1 Avenue Jean Poulhès, 31059 Toulouse Cedex 9, France ; Cardiac Imaging Center, University Hospital of Toulouse, Toulouse, France.
Pauline
P
Marchal
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Rangueil, 1 Avenue Jean Poulhès, 31059 Toulouse Cedex 9, France ; Purpan Medical School, Toulouse, France.
Jérôme
J
Roncalli
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Rangueil, 1 Avenue Jean Poulhès, 31059 Toulouse Cedex 9, France ; Rangueil Medical School, Toulouse, France.
Michel
M
Galinier