Cardiologic evaluation of Turkish mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation disorders.
Pediatr Int
; 64(1): e15317, 2022 Jan.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2251024
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation disorders (FAODs) cause impairment in energy metabolism and can lead to a spectrum of cardiac pathologies including cardiomyopathy and arrhythmias. The frequency of underlying cardiac pathologies and the response to recommended treatment in FAODs was investigated.METHODS:
Sixty-eight children (35 males, 33 females) with the diagnosis of a FAOD were included in the study. Cardiac function was evaluated with 12-lead standard electrocardiography, echocardiography, and 24 h Holter monitoring.RESULTS:
Forty-five patients (66%) were diagnosed after disease symptoms developed and 23 patients (34%) were diagnosed in the pre-symptomatic period. Among symptomatic patients (n 45), cardiovascular findings were detected in 18 (40%) patients, including cardiomyopathy in 14 (31.1%) and conduction abnormalities in 4 (8.8%) patients. Cardiac symptoms were more frequently detected in primary systemic carnitine deficiency (57.1%). Patients with multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase, and mitochondrial trifunctional protein deficiencies also had an increased frequency of cardiac symptoms. Patients with medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, very long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, and carnitine palmitoyltransferase I deficiencies had a lower prevalence of cardiac symptoms both during admission and during clinical follow up. Cardiomyopathy resolved completely in 8/14 (57%) patients and partially in 2/14 (14.3%) patients with treatment. Two patients with cardiomyopathy died in the newborn period; cardiomyopathy persisted in 1 (7.1%) patient with very long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency.CONCLUSION:
Early diagnosis, treatment and follow up made a significant contribution to the improvement of cardiac symptoms of patients with FAODs.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Mitochondrial Diseases
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Lipid Metabolism, Inborn Errors
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Cardiomyopathies
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Diagnostic study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Infant, Newborn
Language:
English
Journal:
Pediatr Int
Journal subject:
Pediatrics
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ped.15317
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