Echocardiography showed reduced myocardial contractility, dilated left ventricle with many prominent trabeculae, and a loose texture of the left ventricular layer of myocardium with crypt-like changes. During the out-of-hospital follow-up, the patient had no significant signs or symptoms of discomfort....
The age of onset ranged between 14 and 44 years (mean 28.0 ± 9.4 years, median 25 years; Tables 2 and 3). The youngest patient (no. 14) was oligosymptomatic, with mild hyperCKemia, Achilles tendon (AT) contractures and a tendency of toe walking as the only clinical signs. Since ...