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Am J Perinatol 1995; 12(4): 271-274
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-994472
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© 1995 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Reversible Steroid-Induced Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy with Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction in Two Newborns

Isabel Haney, Christian Lachance, Nicolaas H. van Doesburg, Jean-Claude Fouron
  • Pediatric Cardiology Unit, Hôpital Sainte-Justine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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04 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

Dexamethasone is now frequently used in the treatment of bronchopulmonary dysplasia. We report on two premature babies receiving dexamethasone who developed symptomatic myocardial hypertrophy and left ventricular outflow tract obstruction, as documented by M-mode echocardiography and Doppler studies. A normal heart was recorded on echocardiography before and after dexamethasone treatment. The patients had no known risk factors associated with the development of obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Keywords

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy - steroid therapy - bronchopulmonary dysplasia