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World J Cardiol. Nov 26, 2014; 6(11): 1149-1155
Published online Nov 26, 2014. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v6.i11.1149
Published online Nov 26, 2014. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v6.i11.1149
Infant with cardiomyopathy: When to suspect inborn errors of metabolism?
Stephanie L Byers, Can Ficicioglu, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Section of Metabolic Disease, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
Author contributions: Byers SL contributed to the literature review, writing paper; Ficicioglu C contributed to the literature review, designing the major elements of the paper, writing and editing the paper
Correspondence to: Can Ficicioglu, MD, PhD, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Section of Metabolic Disease, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, 3501 Civic Center blvd #9054, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States. ficicioglu@email.chop.edu
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Received: May 29, 2014
Revised: July 21, 2014
Accepted: September 4, 2014
Published online: November 26, 2014
Processing time: 186 Days and 4.9 Hours
Revised: July 21, 2014
Accepted: September 4, 2014
Published online: November 26, 2014
Processing time: 186 Days and 4.9 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: We highlight some very helpful red flags that, when present, should point physicians in the direction of doing a metabolic workup in patients with cardiomyopathy. Short case presentations will help readers to efficiently transfer metabolic diagnostic tools in their own practice. This article will be an essential reference for physicians as they evaluate patients with cardiomyopathy.