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Volume 37, Issue 6, Pages 476-478 (November 2008)


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Deficiency of mannose-binding lectin, myopathy, calcified endomyocardial fibrosis, and left ventricular noncompaction

Jutta Karner, MDa, Hans Keller, MDa, Claudia Stöllberger, MDaCorresponding Author Informationemail address, Hans Feichtinger, MDb, Josef Finsterer, MD, PhDc

In a patient with mannose-binding lectin deficiency and metabolic myopathy with recurrent respiratory infections, left ventricular hypertrabeculation/noncompaction was diagnosed by echocardiography and confirmed at autopsy. In contrast with previously described cases, extensive endocardial calcifications were found, possibly as a result of recurrent endomyocarditis during the recurrent infections.

a Second Medical Department, Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung, Österreich, Austria

b Department of Pathology, Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung, Österreich, Austria

c Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung, Österreich, Austria

Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Claudia Stöllberger, MD, Steingasse 31/18, A-1030 Wien, Österreich, Austria

PII: S0147-9563(07)00190-2

doi:10.1016/j.hrtlng.2007.10.006


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