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SUBMITTER: Jivanji SG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4208136 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jivanji Salim G M SG Daubeney Piers P Franklin Rodney R Sheppard Mary M
BMJ case reports 20141021
A newborn presenting with cyanosis at day 9 of life was admitted to the local hospital. Initial local echocardiography confirmed a cardiac issue and the patient was transferred to a tertiary cardiac hospital. Further imaging confirmed a rare presentation of cardiomyopathy with severe right ventricular outflow tract obstruction. Surgery was performed but with postoperative haemodynamic instability complicated by incessant ventricular tachycardia. Following discussion with the family, care was wit ...[more]