Simultaneous onset of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy in identical middle-aged twins. Issue 881 (1st March 1999)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sutton, A G C; Somasundram, U; Hall, J A
• Is Part Of: Postgraduate medical journal. Volume 75:Issue 881(1999)
• Page Start: 157
• Page End: 159
• Publication Date: 1999-03-01
• Subjects: idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy -- twins; Medicine -- Periodicals; 610
• DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.75.881.157
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0032-5473

Abstract

Abstract : Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy is a primary myocardial disease which is characterised by left ventricular, or biventricular, dilatation and impaired contractility. The precise aetiology is unknown and the relative contribution of genetic and environmental factors is debated. We report two identical male twins of Caucasian origin with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy who presented within a few months of each other.