Thirty-year follow-up of carnitine supplementation in two siblings with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy caused by primary systemic carnitine deficiency

Int J Cardiol. 2012 Aug 9;159(1):e14-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.11.010. Epub 2011 Dec 6.

Authors

Shintaro Kishimoto, Kenji Suda, Hironaga Yoshimoto, Yozo Teramachi, Hiroshi Nishino, Yusuke Koteda, Shinichi Itoh, Yoshiyuki Kudo, Motofumi Iemura, Toyojiro Matsuishi

PMID: 22154200
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.11.010

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Cardiomyopathies / complications
Cardiomyopathies / drug therapy*
Cardiomyopathies / genetics
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / drug therapy*
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / etiology
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / genetics
Carnitine / administration & dosage*
Carnitine / deficiency
Carnitine / genetics
Dietary Supplements
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hyperammonemia / complications
Hyperammonemia / drug therapy*
Hyperammonemia / genetics
Male
Muscular Diseases / complications
Muscular Diseases / drug therapy*
Muscular Diseases / genetics
Pedigree
Siblings

Substances

Carnitine

Supplementary concepts

Systemic carnitine deficiency