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Celiac disease is an intestinal disorder caused by an immunologic response to gluten, which results in diffuse damage to the proximal small intestinal mucosa with malabsorption of nutrients. An association between celiac disease and nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy has been noted. Cardiomyopathy has been shown to improve in some patients on a gluten-free diet. We report a case of progressively worsening dilated cardiomyopathy in a patient with documented celiac disease.
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PMID:Celiac disease associated with dilated cardiomyopathy. 1973 31

Celiac disease (CD) is manifested by a variety of clinical signs and symptoms that may begin either in childhood or adult life. Neurological symptoms without signs of malabsorption have been observed for a long time in CD. In this report, an 8-year-old girl with CD presented with rarely seen dilated cardiomyopathy and stroke. The girl was admitted with left side weakness. Her medical history indicated abdominal distention, chronic diarrhea, failure to thrive, and geophagia. On physical examination, short stature, pale skin and a grade 2 of 6 systolic murmur were detected. Muscle strength was 0/5 on the left side, and 5/5 on the right side. Coagulation examinations were normal. Tests for collagen tissue diseases were negative. Factor V Leiden and prothrombin GA20210 mutations were negative. Tandem mass spectrophotometry and blood carnitine profiles were normal. Brain magnetic resonance imaging and cerebral angiography showed an infarction area at the basal ganglia level. Examinations of serologic markers and intestinal biopsy revealed CD. We emphasize that in differential diagnosis of ischemic stroke, CD should be kept in mind.
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PMID:Stroke and dilated cardiomyopathy associated with celiac disease. 2045 70

Celiac disease is characterised by chronic immune-mediated malabsorption in genetically susceptible individuals induced by gluten proteins present in wheat, barley and rye. It occurs in adults and children at rates approaching 1% of the population. Cardiomyopathy associated with celiac disease is infrequent. The authors present here a first case of a severe progressive dilated cardiomyopathy that required heart transplantation in young woman with celiac disease.
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PMID:Heart transplantation in rapidly progressive end-stage heart failure associated with celiac disease. 2269 47

Dilated cardiomyopathy is characterized by a dilated and poorly functioning left ventricle and can result from several different etiologies including ischemic, infectious, metabolic, toxins, autoimmune processes or nutritional deficiencies. Carnitine deficiency-induced cardiomyopathy (CDIM) is an uncommon cause of dilated cardiomyopathy that can go untreated if not considered. Here, we describe a 30-year-old woman with an eating disorder and recent percutaneous endoscopic gastrotomy (PEG) tube placement for weight loss admitted to the hospital for possible PEG tube infection. Carnitine level was found to be low. Transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) revealed ejection fraction 15%. Her hospital course was complicated by sepsis from a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC). She was discharged on a beta-blocker and carnitine supplementation. One month later her cardiac function had normalized. Carnitine deficiency-induced myopathy is an unusual cause of cardiomyopathy and should be considered in adults with decreased oral intake or malabsorption who present with cardiomyopathy.
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PMID:Patient with Eating Disorder, Carnitine Deficiency and Dilated Cardiomyopathy. 2715 7

Breast feeding is known to be a major cause of vitamin D deficiency in infants because the content of vitamin D in breast milk is significantly lower than that in formula. We report a case of a 1-mo-old boy who developed hypocalcemic seizures and dilated cardiomyopathy caused by vitamin D deficiency despite being fed a sufficient amount of regular formula. The cause of vitamin D deficiency in this case was maternal vitamin deficiency due to severe hyperemesis and insufficient sunlight exposure, induced mainly by the malabsorption of fat-soluble vitamins caused by maternal cholestasis. We should carefully consider maternal conditions during pregnancy and the postpartum period to detect and prevent vitamin D deficiency in the fetus and infant.
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PMID:Vitamin D deficiency associated with dilated cardiomyopathy in early infancy caused by maternal cholestasis. 3008 36