Cardiac failure in very long chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) treatment: A case report and review of the literature

Fatty acid oxidation (FAO) defects often present with multi-system involvement, including several life-threatening cardiac manifestations, such as cardiomyopathy, pericardial effusion and arrhythmias. We report herein a fatal case of cardiac dysfunction and rapid-onset tamponade following an acute i...

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Main Authors: Sharon Katz, Yuval Landau, Ben Pode-Shakked, Itai M. Pessach, Marina Rubinshtein, Yair Anikster, Yishay Salem, Gideon Paret
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-03-01
Series:Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214426916300933