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Tachycardiomyopathy: a diagnosis not to be missed
  1. N L Walker1,
  2. S M Cobbe1,
  3. D H Birnie2
  1. 1Section of Cardiology, Division of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
  2. 2Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Rue Ruskin Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4W7, Canada
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr N L Walker
    Section of Cardiology, Division of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland, UK; n.walkerbio.gla.ac.uk

Abstract

The prognosis of dilated cardiomyopathy is generally poor. In the vast majority of cases the cause of the ventricular dysfunction is irreversible but occasionally potentially curable causes are identified. Tachycardiomyopathy is a rare and potentially treatable cause of heart failure. A patient with a particularly severe case who had an excellent outcome is presented.

  • tachycardiomyopathy
  • cardiomyopathy
  • cardiomegaly

https://doi.org/10.1136/hrt.2003.017129

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